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DTSTART;TZID=America/Winnipeg;VALUE=DATE:20260731
DTEND;TZID=America/Winnipeg;VALUE=DATE:20260801
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 f-the-procession-of-the-precious-and-life-giving-cross-of-the-lord-the-hol
 y-and-just-eudocimus/
SUMMARY:Friday\, July 31\, 2026\;  Fore-feast of the Procession of the Prec
 ious and Life-Giving Cross of the Lord\; The Holy and Just Eudocimus.
DESCRIPTION:Abstention from meat and foods that contain these ingredients\n
 \nAT VESPERS ON THURSDAY EVENING\n\nAt Psalm 140\n\nTone 1\, Podoben “Jo
 y of the ranks of heaven…”\n\nIf You mark iniquities\, Lord\, who can 
 stand?* But with You forgiveness is that You may be revered.\n\nNow\, as w
 e celebrate the prefeast\, * let all human nature leap with joy\,* for the
  Tree of the Cross\, the assurance of healing\,* which gives release from 
 all sickness\, suffering and affliction\, * will be set before all the fai
 thful!\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\nCome\, O fait
 hful\, let us behold the strange wonder:* How the Tree of the Cross quench
 es the fire of every infirmity* and extinguishes the burning heat of the p
 assions* in those who celebrate its prefeast with faith* and honour the ce
 lebration!\n\nFrom the morning watch until night* let Israel trust in the 
 Lord.\n\nAll the living celebrate the prefeast with those who have died.* 
 For the Tree of Life\, the protector of all\,* the Resurrection of the dea
 d\, which killed hell\,* now comes to give true grace and healing to all.\
 n\nTone 8\, Podoben “O all-glorious wonder…”\n\nFor with the Lord th
 ere is mercy\, and with Him there is plentiful redemption\;* and He shall 
 redeem Israel from all its iniquities.\n\nO blessed\, divinely-wise Eudoci
 mus\,* your pure soul\, shining with orthodox understanding\,* and sheddin
 g the light of the radiance of virtue\,* illumined the fullness of the fai
 thful\,* and dispelled the darkness of demons.* Therefore\, we all honour 
 you\, O wondrous one\,* for you share in ever-present grace.\n\nPraise the
  Lord\, all the nations\;* proclaim His glory\, all you people.\n\nPossess
 ed of a compassionate soul\, a chaste mind\,* a vigilant heart\, unwaverin
 g faith and truly sincere love\,* you passed over from earth to the heaven
 s\,* and made your abode with the choirs of the righteous.* Therefore\, we
  all honour you with sacred hymns* and call you blessed\, O holy Eudocimus
 .\n\nStrong is the love of the Lord for us\;* eternally will His truth end
 ure.\n\nStrengthened by divine teachings\,* you drove carnal passions away
  from your soul* and became a pure abode of the Holy Trinity.* Therefore\,
  you have departed into divine delight\,* since God has preserved your bod
 y incorrupt* by godly judgments known to Him alone\,* Who clearly glorifie
 s you\, O Eudocimus.\n\nTone 1\, Glory…\n\nHow can we not wonder at your
  goodness and wisdom?* How can we fail to praise your angelic life\,* your
  pure thoughts\, meekness\, humility and inner stillness\,* your constant 
 almsgiving\, O venerable Eudocimus?* For you were adorned with all the vir
 tues\, O blessed one.* Therefore\, ineffable joy and the Kingdom of Heaven
  await you.\n\nAposticha\n\nTone 8\n\nО Christ God who was lifted up upon
  the Cross\,* You saved the race of mankind.* We glorify Your sufferings!\
 n\nI have lifted up my eyes to You enthroned in heaven. Behold\, as the ey
 es of servants are on the hands of their masters\, as the eyes of a maid a
 re on the hands of her mistress\, so are our eyes on the Lord our God unti
 l He has mercy on us.\n\nYou were nailed to the Cross\, О Christ God\,* a
 nd opened the gates of paradise.* We glorify Your divinity!\n\nHave mercy 
 on us\, O Lord\, have mercy on us\; for we have been filled with shame\; o
 ur soul is all too full of the mockery of the rich\, of the contempt of th
 e proud.\n\nYou sanctify everyplace\, О martyrs of the Lord\, and heal ev
 ery infirmity.* Pray now\, that our souls be delivered from the nets of th
 e enemy\,* we beseech you.\n\nTone 2\, Glory… Now…\n\nYou are my might
 y protection\, O three-branched Cross of Christ.* Sanctify me with your po
 wer\,* that I may bow down and glorify you with faith and love!\n\nTropari
 a\n\nTone 4\n\nHe Who called you from earth to heaven* keeps your body unh
 armed after death\, holy Eudocimus\;* for you lived a sober and holy life*
  and did not defile your flesh\;* so with boldness intercede with Christ t
 hat we may be saved!\n\nTone 1\, Glory… Now…\n\nSave Your people\, O L
 ord\, and bless Your inheritance.* Grant victory to Your faithful people a
 gainst enemies\,* and protect Your community by Your cross.\n\nAT DIVINE L
 ITURGY ON FRIDAY MORNING\n\nTroparia and Kontakia\n\nTroparion\, Tone 1: S
 ave Your people\, O Lord\, and bless Your inheritance.* Grant victory to Y
 our faithful people against enemies\,* and protect Your community by Your 
 cross.\n\nTroparion\, Tone 8: The divine image was faithfully preserved in
  you\, O father\,* for taking up the Cross you followed Christ.* By your d
 eeds you have taught us to see beyond flesh\, which passes\,* and care for
  the soul\, a thing immortal.* and so\, O Venerable Eudocimus\,* your spir
 it rejoices with the angels.\n\nGlory be to the Father and to the Son and 
 to the Holy Spirit.\n\nKontakion\, Tone 4: The heavens surpassed the sun i
 n brilliance\, * for the Cross illumines everything with its radiance\; * 
 enlighten our minds and senses by its power\, * O true Lover of Mankind\, 
 Saviour of all creation. * We have the Cross as an armour of peace and a t
 rophy of strength.\n\nNow and for ever and ever. Amen.\n\nKontakion\, Tone
  2: Divinely armed with purity of spirit* and mightily wielding the lance 
 of unceasing prayers\,* you overcame the powers of demons\,* Venerable Eud
 ocimus\, pray without ceasing for all of us.\n\nProkeimenon\, Tone 7\n\nEx
 alt the Lord our God\,* and bow in worship at the footstool of His feet fo
 r it is holy.\n\nverse: The Lord reigns\, let the peoples tremble. (Psalm 
 99:5\,1)\n\nEpistle\n\n2 Corinthians 1:12-20\n\nAlleluia\, Tone 1\n\nverse
 : Remember Your congregation which You acquired from the beginning.\n\nver
 se: But God is our king before the ages\; He has wrought salvation in the 
 midst of the earth. (Psalm 74:2\,12)\n\nGospel\n\nMatthew 22:23-33\n\nComm
 union Hymn\n\nLet the light of Your countenance\, O Lord\,* shine upon us.
 * Alleluia\, alleluia\,* alleluia. (Psalm 4:7)
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