BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//wp-events-plugin.com//7.4.0.1//EN TZID:America/Winnipeg X-WR-TIMEZONE:America/Winnipeg BEGIN:VEVENT UID:516@liturgy.royaldoors.net DTSTART;TZID=America/Winnipeg;VALUE=DATE:20260710 DTEND;TZID=America/Winnipeg;VALUE=DATE:20260711 DTSTAMP:20260709T180505Z URL:https://liturgy.royaldoors.net/events/friday-july-10-2026-our-venerabl e-father-anthony-of-the-monastery-of-the-caves-in-kyiv-the-holy-forty-five -martyrs-of-nicopolis-in-armenia-the-holy-brother-martyrs-francis-mutius-a nd-raphael-an/ SUMMARY:Friday\, July 10\, 2026 Our Venerable Father Anthony of the Monast ery of the Caves in Kyiv\; The Holy Forty-Five Martyrs of Nicopolis in Arm enia\; The Holy Brother-martyrs Francis\, Mutius\, and Raphael and those w ith them martyred in Damascus. DESCRIPTION:Polyeleos Feast. Abstention from meat and foods that contain th ese ingredients\n\nGREAT VESPERS\n\nKathisma Reading\n\nBlessed is the man … is taken.\n\nAt Psalm 140\n\nTone 4\, Podoben “Called from high… ”\n\nOut of the depths I cry to You\, O Lord\;* O Lord\, hear my voice!\ n\nWhen divine desire fell upon you\, O venerable one\,* you accounted pas sionate attachments to the world to be deleterious\;* therefore\, forsakin g your homeland\, you arrived on the Holy Mountain\,* and there\, in the m idst of the fathers\, you shone forth in virtue like a beacon\, O Anthony. * Entreat Christ\, whom you served from your youth\,* that He save and enl ighten our souls.\n\nLet Your ears be attentive* to the voice of my prayer .\n\nWhen divine desire fell upon you\, O venerable one\,* you accounted p assionate attachments to the world to be deleterious\;* therefore\, forsak ing your homeland\, you arrived on the Holy Mountain\,* and there\, in the midst of the fathers\, you shone forth in virtue like a beacon\, O Anthon y.* Entreat Christ\, whom you served from your youth\,* that He save and e nlighten our souls.\n\nIf You mark iniquities\, Lord\, who can stand?* But with You forgiveness is that You may be revered.\n\nWhen you were set afi re by the love of Christ\, O venerable one\,* the wisdom and glory of this world despised as things which pass away\;* therefore\, you made for your self a cave\,* and therein struggled like an incorporeal being\,* for whic h cause you were vouchsafed from on high the honours of the incorporeal on es.* Standing with them before the throne of Christ\,* pray that He save a nd enlighten our souls.\n\nI have waited for You as You have commanded\; m y soul patiently relies on Your promise\,* for it has trusted in the Lord. \n\nWhen you received divine love into your heart\, O father\,* you entere d into a dark cave as though it were an all-splendid bridal-chamber\,* and there you were enriched with the understanding of ineffable things\,* to behold the things of the future as though they were present\,* and to spea k of them plainly unto all.* Entreat Christ\, for whom you laboured from y our youth\,* O venerable one\,* that He save and enlighten our souls.\n\nT one 5\, Podoben “O venerable father…”\n\nFrom the morning watch unti l night* let Israel trust in the Lord.\n\nO venerable father Anthony\, hav ing illumined your mind with the grace of the all-holy Spirit\,* as one wi th foresight you prophetically predicted the wrath of God which would fall upon Orthodoxy.* Therefore\, you entrusted the defence against foes to Si mon\,* and before the construction of the church you foretold to him that he would be laid to rest therein.* Therefore\, we continually hymn you as a mediator of good things for all\,* asking that through you we may receiv e great mercy from Christ.\n\nFor with the Lord there is mercy\, and with Him there is plentiful redemption\;* and He shall redeem Israel from all i ts iniquities.\n\nO venerable father Anthony\, having illumined your mind with the grace of the all-holy Spirit\,* as one with foresight you prophet ically predicted the wrath of God which would fall upon Orthodoxy.* Theref ore\, you entrusted the defence against foes to Simon\,* and before the co nstruction of the church you foretold to him that he would be laid to rest therein.* Therefore\, we continually hymn you as a mediator of good thing s for all\,* asking that through you we may receive great mercy from Chris t.\n\nPraise the Lord\, all the nations\;* proclaim His glory\, all you pe ople.\n\nO venerable father Anthony\,* fulfilling the commandments of Chri st\, the true Shepherd and Teacher\,* and showing forth love even after yo ur departure\,* by your supplications and appearance you transformed the d eadly illness of Erasmus\,* who was living in sloth\, pining for possessio ns\;* and having given him time for repentance\, you guided others to chas tity.* Therefore\, entreat Christ\, that our souls be saved.\n\nStrong is the love of the Lord for us\;* eternally will His truth endure.\n\nO vener able father Anthony\,* with God’s help you steered the ship of your mind with chastity\,* safely sailed across the passion-fraught deep of the sea of this life\,* impelled by the sail of the all-holy Spirit\,* and reache d the calm haven of paradise\,* where the habitation of the saints and the resting-place of the righteous are.* With them pray\, we beseech thee\, t hat we also may obtain entry there.\n\nTone 6\, Glory…\n\nHard was your way of life and your labours for God\,* as the fathers of the Holy Mountai n learned.* Therefore\, in accordance with God’s providence\,* they sent you to your homeland\, saying:* “Go\, child\, that through you God may become known to those ignorant of Him there.”* There\, when you arrived\ , O venerable one\,* you enlightened your native land and became a leader of monks\,* bringing a multitude of them to Christ.* Therefore\, pray that we who celebrate your most splendid repose* may be preserved unvanquished by the enemy\,* and that our souls may be saved.\n\nNow…\n\nWho would n ot call you blessed\, O Virgin most holy?* Who would not sing a hymn of pr aise* to the glory of your giving birth without pain or travail?* The Only -begotten Son Himself\,* begotten of the Father before all ages\,* was mad e flesh out of you in a manner* that cannot be explained\, O Woman most pu re!* And for our sake\, He who is God by nature* assumed the nature of a m an.* He is not divided into two persons\;* He is understood to have two na tures* without commixion or confusion.* O noble and blessed Woman\,* inter cede with Him that He may have mercy on our souls.\n\nReadings\n\n(1) Prov erbs 10:6-8\; 8:6-21\; (2) Wisdom 3:1-9\; (3) Wisdom 5:15-6:3\n\nAposticha \n\nTone 1\, Podoben “O all-praised martyrs…”\n\nYou followed the fo otsteps of Anthony the Great\, O venerable one.* For he made his abode in the desert for the sake of stillness\,* and was vouchsafed to have angels with whom to converse\;* while you secluded yourself within an underground cave\,* and was counted worthy to behold ineffable light.* Therefore\, em ulating his way of life\, you received a name in accordance with your deed s.* Standing with him before the Holy Trinity\,* pray thou that our souls be saved.\n\nPrecious in the sight of the Lord is the death of His venerab le ones.\n\nYou shone forth in a dark place like an all-radiant beacon\,* and as the prophet said you flourished like a palm-tree in the house of Go d\;* and you offered yourself to the Master as an all-holy fruit* and a li ving\, un-bloody sacrifice\, O father.* Therefore\, assembling with love\, * we all ever bless you as is meet.\n\nBlessed is the man who fears the Lo rd\; he shall delight exceedingly in His commandments.\n\nThe cave wherein lies your sacred body\, O venerable Anthony\,* does by the power of the a ll-holy Spirit heal the diverse ailments of those who approach with faith: * the demons are expelled from men\, and paralytics walk away\, receiving health.* And\, praising the Lord\, we say: Precious in the sight of the Lo rd* is the death of His saints!\n\nTone 6\, Glory…\n\nWondrous is the in fluence and great the faith which you have acquired\, O venerable Anthony\ ,* emulating the Prophet Elijah\;* for he drew down fire from heaven to co nsume the sacrifice\,* while you drew down fire from heaven by your suppli cation\,* to consume and cleanse the place where you desired to erect the all-glorious temple of the Lady and Theotokos.* Therefore\, blessing you a s one who dwells with the venerable* and emulates the prophets\,* we pray: Entreat Christ\, that our souls be saved.\n\nNow…\n\nChrist the Lord\, my Creator and Deliverer\,* who came forth from your womb\, O all-pure one \,* and clothed Himself in me\,* has freed Adam from the curse.* Therefore \, like the angel do we unceasingly cry out to you\, O most pure one\,* wh o art truly the Mother of God and Virgin:* Rejoice! Rejoice\, O Lady\,* in tercession\, protection\, and salvation for our souls!\n\nTroparia\n\nTone 4\n\nLeaving behind worldly tumult\,* O venerable Father Anthony\,* in ke eping with the gospel you turned your back on the world\,* and leading a l ife equal to that of angels you attained to the calm haven of Mount Athos* from whence you came to the Mount of Kiev* with the Fathers’ blessing* and living there an arduous life you enlightened your fatherland\,* pointi ng the way into the Kingdom on high to a multitude of monks and nuns* and thus lead your homeland to Christ.* Pay to Him that He save our souls.\n\n Glory... Now...\n\nO Mother of God\, the mystery hidden from all eternity* and unknown even to the angels\,* was revealed through you to those on ea rth:* God took on our human nature* and united it to His divine nature in a perfect but unconfused union.* Then\, He willingly accepted the cross fo r our sake* and thereby raised again the first created man\,* and saved ou r souls from death.\n\n \;\n\nFESTAL MATINS\n\nUsual Beginning\n\nHexa psalm\n\nGreat Litany\n\nGod the Lord\, Tone 4\n\nTroparia\, Tone 4\n\nTon e 4\n\nLeaving behind worldly tumult\,* O venerable Father Anthony\,* in k eeping with the gospel you turned your back on the world\,* and leading a life equal to that of angels you attained to the calm haven of Mount Athos * from whence you came to the Mount of Kiev* with the Fathers’ blessing* and living there an arduous life you enlightened your fatherland\,* point ing the way into the Kingdom on high to a multitude of monks and nuns* and thus lead your homeland to Christ.* Pay to Him that He save our souls. (2 )\n\nGlory... Now...\n\nO Mother of God\, the mystery hidden from all eter nity* and unknown even to the angels\,* was revealed through you to those on earth:* God took on our human nature* and united it to His divine natur e in a perfect but unconfused union.* Then\, He willingly accepted the cro ss for our sake* and thereby raised again the first created man\,* and sav ed our souls from death.\n\nPsalter Reading\n\nSmall Litany\n\nSessional H ymn I\, Tone 4\n\nO divinely wise Anthony\,* your all-radiant and luminous festival has arrived\,* summoning your multitude of monks to glorify and hymn your honoured repose\,* asking of Christ that through your mediation* we may receive great mercy. (2)\n\nGlory… Now…\n\nYou have been shown to be more exalted than the heavenly hosts\, O Theotokos\,* having given birth to the Master\,* and you have elevated the nature of mortals\, O Bri de of God\;* therefore\, with soul and tongue\, we\, the faithful\,* glori fy you as the true Theotokos.\n\nPsalter Reading\n\nSmall Litany\n\nSessio nal Hymn II\, Tone 4\n\nYou conversed and served with the fathers of the H oly Mountain\, O father\,* and following in their footsteps\, you lived on earth as though you were an incorporeal being\;* therefore\, you have bee n shown to dwell together with the venerable.* Joining chorus with them in the highest\,* pray that the souls of us who unceasingly glorify you be s aved. (2)\n\nGlory… Now…\n\nJoseph marvelled\, beholding that which tr anscended nature\,* and your seedless conception reminded him of the rain upon the fleece\,* the bush which burned with fire without being consumed\ ,* and the rod of Aaron which budded forth.* And your betrothed and protec tor cried aloud to the priests:* “The Virgin gives birth\, yet remains a virgin even after birthgiving!”\n\nPolyeleos\n\nExaltation\n\nWe extol you\,* O venerable father Anthony\,* and we honour your holy memory\,* O i nstructor of monks and converser with the angels.\n\nVerses:\n\nWith patie nce I waited patiently for the Lord\, and He was attentive to me\, and He hearkened to my supplication.\n\nHe set my feet upon a rock\, and He order ed my steps aright.\n\nGlory ...\, Now…\n\nAlleluia\, alleluia\, allelui a. Glory be to You\, O God. (3)\n\nSmall Litany\n\nSessional Hymn III\, To ne 8\n\nYou entered into subterranean caves\, O venerable one\,* and from that time\, as a victor over the passions\, you mounted the chariot of the virtues\,* soaring to the heavens above like another Elijah\,* and there you have been crowned with the all-radiant crown of righteousness\, O bles sed one.* But as when you were with us in this life\, you grieved and took thought of goodly things for us\,* so now also\, O father Anthony\, entre at Christ God\,* that He great remission of sins to those who with love* h onour your holy memory. (2)\n\nGlory… Now…\n\nAs the most immaculate B ride of the Creator\,* as the Mother of the Deliverer\, who knew not wedlo ck\,* as the vessel of the Comforter\, O all-hymned one\,* make haste to d eliver me who am the vile abode of iniquity* and have become in mind the p laything of the demons from their machinations\;* and make me the splendid habitation of the virtues.* O radiant and incorrupt one\, dispel from me the cloud of the passions\,* and vouchsafe to me communion on high and the never-waning light\,* through your supplications.\n\nGradual Hymn\, Tone 4\n\nAntiphon I\n\nFrom my youth do many passions war against me:* but do You yourself help me and save me\,* O my Saviour.\n\nYou that hate Sion\,* shall be put to shame by the Lord\;* as grass in the fire shall you be pu t withered up.\n\nGlory… Now…\n\nBy the Holy Spirit is every soul is e nlivened:* by purification it is raised on high and made bright* by the tr iple Unity* in a holy mystery.\n\nProkeimenon\, Tone 4\n\nPrecious in the sight of the Lord is the death of His saints.\n\nverse: What shall I rende r to the Lord for all that He has rendered to me?\n\nLet everything that l ives\, Tone 4\n\nGospel\n\nMatthew 11:27-30\n\nPsalm 50\n\nVerses at Psalm 50\n\nTone 6\n\nHard was your way of life and your labours for God\,* as the fathers of the Holy Mountain learned.* Therefore\, in accordance with God’s providence\,* they sent you to your homeland\, saying:* “Go\, ch ild\, that through you God may become known to those ignorant of Him there .”* There\, when you arrived\, O venerable one\,* you enlightened your n ative land and became a leader of monks\,* bringing a multitude of them to Christ.* Therefore\, pray that we who celebrate your most splendid repose * may be preserved unvanquished by the enemy\,* and that our souls may be saved.\n\nCanon\, Tone 4\n\nThe first Canon of the Saint is given here in full\; if an abbreviation is necessary\, only Ode 9 may be taken.\n\nOde 1 \n\nIrmos: I shall open my mouth and be filled with the Spirit\, and I sha ll speak to the Queen and Mother. I shall be seen radiantly celebrating th e feast\, joyfully praising her wonders.\nVenerable Father Anthony\, pray to God for us.\nBy intense asceticism\, your labours\, and standing in pra yer through the night\, you made your soul the master of your bodily passi ons\, O Father Anthony. Therefore\, rejoicing with the saints\, we hymn Ch rist\, Who has granted you such victory over the passions.\nVenerable Fath er Anthony\, pray to God for us.\nToday the most honoured day of your repo se has dawned\, O Father Anthony\, greatly gladdening your children\, O mo st honoured one. Therefore\, commemorating your angelic way of life\, like that of the ancient fathers\, we hymn you and celebrate you with splendou r.\nVenerable Father Anthony\, pray to God for us.\nHaving been lifted up from the darkness\, O venerable one\, you passed most gloriously into the splendours of heaven\, where you were crowned among the saints as a victor over the passions\, O Father.\nMost Holy Theotokos\, save us.\nStretch fo rth to me your saving hand\, O Sovereign Lady. Raise up my soul from the d epths of my sins\, for it is being grievously engulfed in the abyss of the passions by the storm of evil circumstances.\n\nOde 3\n\nIrmos: O Theotok os\, living and abundant Fountain\, establish in spiritual fellowship thos e who sing hymns to you\, and in your divine glory grant them crowns of gl ory.\n\nVenerable Father Anthony\, pray to God for us.\nYour great and hol y Lavra\, which received its beginning through you\, proclaims you most gl oriously and cries out louder than a trumpet\; and the house of the Mother of God rejoices\, saying\, if not in words: "Through you\, O Lord\, I hav e been established!"\n\nVenerable Father Anthony\, pray to God for us.\nYo u loved the Lord alone\, O venerable Anthony. Taking His Cross upon your s houlders\, you lived as a pilgrim\, setting an example for your disciples in fasting\, vigils\, and prayer. Therefore\, Christ has glorified you.\n\ nVenerable Father Anthony\, pray to God for us.\nHaving rejected fleshly d esire\, O venerable one\, you despised pride\, and through humility and po verty attained the highest dwellings of the saints.\n\nMost Holy Theotokos \, save us.\nHave mercy\, O only Mother of God\, have mercy\, and take pit y on my wretched soul\, which is being overwhelmed by demons and wicked pa ssions\; and before my departure\, deign to purify it.\n\nSmall Litany\n\n Sessional Hymn\, Tone 4\; Podoben: "Joseph marveled..."\n\nBeholding your great asceticism\,* your spiritual father marvelled and pondered what you would later accomplish\, O Anthony.* For he perceived your great and godly life\,* which was in no way shaken by the assaults of the enemy.* Therefo re\, as the father and guardian of your life\,* he bore witness\, crying o ut to the fathers of the Holy Mountain:* "This man\, who now appears to be the least among us\,* will one day become a great light in Rus’!"\n\nGl ory... Now...\n\nAs he contemplated the mystery beyond nature\,* Joseph wa s filled with wonder\, O Theotokos\, at your virginal conception.* He behe ld the mysterious dew upon the fleece\,* the bush unconsumed by fire\,* an d Aaron's rod that budded.* Thus your betrothed and guardian bore witness\ , crying out to the priests:* "A Virgin bears a Child\,* and after giving birth remains a Virgin."\n\nOde 4\n\nIrmos: Perceiving the profound counse l of God\, that the incarnation of You\, the Most High\, would come throug h a Virgin\, the Prophet Habakkuk cried aloud: Glory to Your power\, O Lor d!\n\nVenerable Father Anthony\, pray to God for us.\nAt the place where y our precious and holy body rests\, O venerable Father Anthony\, the faithf ul receive abundant healings\, crying out to Christ with all their soul: G lory to Your power\, O Lord!\n\nVenerable Father Anthony\, pray to God for us.\nThe length of the difficult journey did not discourage you\, O vener able one\, nor did the threat of brigands along the way. Therefore\, when you arrived at the Holy Mountain\, you chanted with the fathers there: Glo ry to Your power\, O Lord!\n\nVenerable Father Anthony\, pray to God for u s.\nThe all-good God\, seeing your steadfast and noble resolve\, glorified you among the fathers in the holy places and counted you worthy to cry ou t with them: Glory to Your power\, O Lord!\n\nMost Holy Theotokos\, save u s.\nThe King of all\, the Root sprung forth from your royal womb\, chose y ou and exalted you above the cherubim and seraphim\, making His dwelling w ithin you.\n\nOde 5\n\nIrmos: All creation stands in awe of your divine gl ory\; for you\, O Virgin who knew not wedlock\, carried within your womb t he God of all and gave birth to the eternal Son\, bestowing peace upon all who hymn you.\n\nVenerable Father Anthony\, pray to God for us.\nYou were a model and teacher of monastics\, O Father. Therefore\, you forbade the powerful to oppress others and urged them instead to show mercy to the wea k. For this you were glorified\, O Anthony\, and revealed to be a great te acher.\n\nVenerable Father Anthony\, pray to God for us.\nYou acquired a w ay of life higher than that of ordinary men\, O Anthony\, for you lived an angelic life upon the earth. Therefore\, you were counted worthy to recei ve honour equal to that of the angels\, and with them you hymn your Master .\n\nVenerable Father Anthony\, pray to God for us.\nThe grace bestowed up on you by God amazed all who heard of it\, O Father Anthony. It taught tho se who considered themselves great on earth to regard all earthly things a s insignificant and to follow in your footsteps. Therefore\, O venerable o ne\, pray that we may be saved.\n\nMost Holy Theotokos\, save us.\nO most pure one\, you are my hope\, my salvation\, and my boast. Therefore I flee to your protection. Do not reject me\, who am overwhelmed by many sins\, sorrows\, and afflictions\, but\, anticipating my need\, save me.\n\nOde 6 \n\nIrmos: Celebrating the divine and solemn feast of the Mother of God\, O you who are wise in God\, let us come\, clapping our hands\, and glorify God who was born of her.\n\nVenerable Father Anthony\, pray to God for us .\nThrough your eternal love for God\, you transcended the flesh and the w orld\, O Father Anthony. Therefore\, you were shown to be a dwelling worth y of the Most Holy Spirit\, as Christ Himself said: "We will come to him a nd make Our dwelling with him."\n\nVenerable Father Anthony\, pray to God for us.\nThe Holy Mountain\, having brought you forth like a most fruitful vine\, O Father\, is gloriously adorned by you and\, rejoicing\, glorifie s Christ\, Who gave you to it.\n\nVenerable Father Anthony\, pray to God f or us.\nFor you\, night seemed like day\, and day like night\, O Anthony. As the prophet has said\, you gave no sleep to your eyes\, nor slumber to your eyelids\, nor rest to your body\, until you presented it pure to God together with your soul.\n\nMost Holy Theotokos\, save us.\nGrant me your help\, and deliver me from misfortunes\, tribulations\, and my transgressi ons\, O you who gave birth to the eternal Deliverance of all.\n\nKondak\, Tone 8\n\nCleaving to God\,* whom you loved from your childhood above all else\,* you followed Him lovingly with your whole heart\,* O Father Anthon y.* Scorning this passing world as a trifle* you made your dwelling a cave in the earth.* There you fought well against the unseen enemy’s snares* and shone like the sun to the ends of the earth.* From whence you passed joyfully to heaven’s mansions* and stand now with angels at the Master ’s throne.* There we ask you to remember those who feast your memory* th at we may cry to you: Rejoice\, O Anthony\, our Father.\n\nIkos\n\nYou des ired to behold the eternal and unfading light of the Holy Trinity. Therefo re\, enclosing yourself in a cave\, you remained there alone for forty yea rs\, not emerging until you had offered your body and soul to God in purit y. Therefore\, even after your repose\, the Lord has granted you the gift of miracles\, as though you were still alive\, to heal the many affliction s of those who suffer grievously and to drive demons away from those who c ome to you. Therefore we beseech you: Pray\, O Father\, that your homeland \, your city\, and your people may be preserved from harm\, that we may cr y out to you: Rejoice\, O Anthony our Father!\n\nOde 7\n\nIrmos: Refusing to worship created things instead of the Creator\, the divinely wise youth s courageously trampled the threatening fire underfoot\, and rejoicing the y sang: O supremely praised Lord\, God of our fathers\, blessed are You!\n \nVenerable Father Anthony\, pray to God for us.\nAt the command of your s piritual father\, O blessed Anthony\, you returned to your native land. Th erefore\, you fulfilled the words of your spiritual father as though they had been commanded by God. And when you arrived there\, O Father\, you led many souls to the Lord.\n\nVenerable Father Anthony\, pray to God for us. \nWhen you came to the most holy place\, O venerable Anthony\, you astonis hed many by your way of life. Having embraced a life higher than that of o rdinary men\, you inspired many to renounce worldly things.\n\nVenerable F ather Anthony\, pray to God for us.\nWhen you found the cave of Archbishop Hilarion\, you dwelt there diligently in prayer and ascetic labour\, O ve nerable one\, until you prepared another cave for yourself. There you were counted worthy of heavenly knowledge.\n\nMost Holy Theotokos\, save us.\n By your divine intercessions\, O pure one\, frustrate the dangers and sche mes of mankind\, and deliver your servants from destructive sins\, that we may bless you as the Ever-Virgin.\n\nOde 8\n\nIrmos: The Son of the Theot okos saved the holy children in the furnace. He who was then prefigured ha s now been born on earth\, and He gathers all creation to hymn Him: All yo u works of the Lord\, bless the Lord\, and exalt Him above all forever.\n\ nVenerable Father Anthony\, pray to God for us.\nO venerable Anthony\, you imitated the humility of Christ your Master. Therefore\, you embraced the difficult path of humility\, cutting yourself off from earthly passions. For this you were counted worthy of the honour of the saints\, and with th em you hymn the Lord throughout the ages.\n\nVenerable Father Anthony\, pr ay to God for us.\nPray\, O blessed Anthony\, that all who celebrate your glorious repose may be delivered from every danger\, that we may all glori fy you and exalt the Lord above all forever.\n\nVenerable Father Anthony\, pray to God for us.\nTurn your merciful gaze toward the Master on our beh alf\, O venerable Anthony\, showing yourself to be a loving father. Do not depart from us in spirit\, as you promised while you were still with us\, that together with you we may all chant to Christ: Bless the Lord\, all y ou works of the Lord!\n\nMost Holy Theotokos\, save us.\nLook upon my pray er with compassion\, and grant me joy instead of sorrow\, O Lady\, that I may hymn you\, singing to your Son: All you works of the Lord\, bless the Lord\, and exalt Him above all forever.\n\nOde 9\n\nIrmos: Let every morta l born on earth\, radiant with light\, rejoice in spirit\, and let the hos ts of angels celebrate and honour the holy feast of the Mother of God\, cr ying aloud: Rejoice\, O all-blessed Theotokos\, pure Ever-Virgin!\n\nVener able Father Anthony\, pray to God for us.\nIn every way you strove to imit ate the life of the ancient Anthony. As he dwelt alone in the desert\, so you enclosed yourself alone in a cave\, O Father\, remaining there for man y years without coming forth.\n\nVenerable Father Anthony\, pray to God fo r us.\nYou were the founder and leader of the monastic life in the caves\, O Father\, struggling there like one of the bodiless powers. Therefore\, Christ enriched you with the gift of miracles\, O venerable one.\n\nVenera ble Father Anthony\, pray to God for us.\nImitating the goodness of the Ma ster\, accept the lifting up of my hands\, O venerable one\, overlooking o ur transgressions. For you wounded your soul with love for Christ and His most pure Mother. Beseech her to save our souls.\n\nMost Holy Theotokos\, save us.\nBy lifting up your hands to God\, you most gloriously worked mir acles\, O venerable Anthony. Through your prayers you called down fire fro m heaven to purify the site of the temple of the Most Pure One\, whom we a ll magnify together with you.\n\n \;\n\nHymn of Light\n\nYou mortified the sweet passions of life\, O Anthony\; and having recognized that glory is fleeting\, you quickly turned away from it\, preferring to walk the na rrow path which leads to the broad expanse of paradise. Therefore\, pray\, O Anthony\, that those who honour you be saved. (2)\n\nGlory… Now…\n\ nWe who are saved by you confess you to be the true Theotokos\, O Lady\, f or you gave birth to God\, who has destroyed death by the Cross\, and has drawn to Himself the councils of the venerable\, with whom we praise you\, O Virgin.\n\nPraises\n\nStichera of the Praises\, Tone 2\n\nPraise Him fo r His powerful deeds\,* praise His surpassing greatness.\n\nDesiring to be hold the ineffable joy of the saints* and the gladness of the righteous wh o have pleased God\,* you disdained every joy in the world\,* and spent yo ur days in fasting and tears\,* until you mortified the passions of the bo dy.* Therefore\, you have been vouchsafed the joy of the righteous.* Pray with them\, that our souls be saved.\n\nO praise Him with sound of trumpet \,* praise Him with lute and harp\;\n\nDesiring to behold the ineffable jo y of the saints* and the gladness of the righteous who have pleased God\,* you disdained every joy in the world\,* and spent your days in fasting an d tears\,* until you mortified the passions of the body.* Therefore\, you have been vouchsafed the joy of the righteous.* Pray with them\, that our souls be saved.\n\nPraise Him with timbrel and dance\,* praise Him with st rings and pipes.\n\nAccept today hymns of laudation in your memory\, O Ant hony\,* and with your supplications go before God.* Deliver us from having to stand on His left hand\,* and pray that we may receive the portion of the elect\,* that as is meet we may all bless you as a fervent advocate.\n \nO praise Him with resounding cymbals\, praise Him with clashing of cymba ls.* Let everything that lives and that breathes give praise to the Lord.\ n\nLike a star you shone forth in a dark place\, O all-wise and venerable one\,* and put the dark faces of the demons to shame\;* therefore\, having ascended to the heavens\,* you stand with boldness before the throne of C hrist\,* where you remember those who celebrate your memory\, O venerable one\,* that we may find mercy on the day of judgment.\n\nIn Tone 8\, Glory …\n\nHaving forsaken your homeland\, O venerable father Anthony\,* and a ccepted voluntary wandering for the sake of the Lord\,* for Christ’s sak e you bore the labours of a long journey\,* hunger and thirst\, burning he at and cold\;* therefore\, you hear: “O good and faithful servant\, ente r into the joy of your Lord!”* Pray\, O father\, that we also may hear H is voice\,* that we may ever bless your memory with love.\n\nNow…\n\nO L ady\, accept the supplications of your servants\,* and deliver us from all want and grief.\n\nGreat Doxology\n\nTrisagion Prayers\n\nTroparion\, Ton e 4\n\nLeaving behind worldly tumult\,* O venerable Father Anthony\,* in k eeping with the gospel you turned your back on the world\,* and leading a life equal to that of angels you attained to the calm haven of Mount Athos * from whence you came to the Mount of Kiev* with the Fathers’ blessing* and living there an arduous life you enlightened your fatherland\,* point ing the way into the Kingdom on high to a multitude of monks and nuns* and thus lead your homeland to Christ.* Pay to Him that He save our souls.\n\ nGlory... Now...\n\nO Mother of God\, the mystery hidden from all eternity * and unknown even to the angels\,* was revealed through you to those on e arth:* God took on our human nature* and united it to His divine nature in a perfect but unconfused union.* Then\, He willingly accepted the cross f or our sake* and thereby raised again the first created man\,* and saved o ur souls from death.\n\nInsistent Litany\n\nLitany of Supplication\n\nGrea t Dismissal\n\n \;\n\nDIVINE LITURGY\n\nTroparia and Kontakia\n\nTropa rion\, Tone 4: Leaving behind worldly tumult\,* O Venerable Father Anthony \,* in keeping with the gospel you turned your back on the world\,* and le ading a life equal to that of angels you attained to the calm haven of Mou nt Athos* from whence you came to the Mount of Kiev* with the Fathers’ b lessing* and living there an arduous life you enlightened your fatherland\ ,* pointing the way into the Kingdom on high to a multitude of monks and n uns* and thus you lead your homeland to Christ.* Pray to Him that He save our souls.\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: Cleaving to God \,* whom you loved from your childhood above all else\,* you followed Him lovingly with your whole heart\,* O Father Anthony.* Scorning this passing world as a trifle* you made your dwelling a cave in the earth.* There you fought well against the unseen enemy’s snares* and shone like the sun t o the ends of the earth.* From whence you passed joyfully to heaven’s ma nsions* and stand now with angels at the Master’s throne.* There we ask you to remember those who feast your memory* that we may cry to you: Rejoi ce\, O Anthony\, our Father.\n\nProkeimenon\, Tone 7\n\nPrecious in the si ght 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 rendered to me? (Psalm 115:1 5\,12)\n\nEpistle\n\nGalatians 5:22-6:2\n\nAlleluia\, Tone 6\n\nverse: Ble ssed is the man who fears the Lord\; he shall delight exceedingly in His c ommandments.\n\nverse: His posterity shall be mighty upon the earth. (Psal m 111:1\,2)\n\nGospel\n\nLuke 6:17-23\n\nCommunion Hymn\n\nThe just man sh all be in everlasting remembrance\;* of evil 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