Abstention from meat and foods that contain these ingredients.

AT VESPERS ON THURSDAY EVENING

Kathisma Reading

The appointed psalms are chanted.

At Psalm 140

Tone 8

If You mark iniquities, Lord, who can stand?* But with You forgiveness is that You may be revered.

O Lord, You knew the glorious Jeremiah even before he was created,* and You sanctified the prophet before his birth, and from infancy,* as one who knew freedom of understanding beforehand:* Through his supplications save our souls, in that You are merciful.

I have waited for You as You have commanded; my soul patiently relies on Your promise,* for it has trusted in the Lord.

O Lord, even though the holy Jeremiah was cast into a cesspool,* yet he noetically acquired a beautiful sweet fragrance,* for he dwells in the mansions of paradise.* By his supplications preserve us all, in that You are our Benefactor.

From the morning watch until night* let Israel trust in the Lord.

O Lord, the prophet, shining with Your all-radiant beams,* was seen even by his opponents to be blessed and honourable;* for the adversary was put to shame by his virtues;* and he foresaw the things of the future* as though  they were present ascents.

Tone 2

For with the Lord there is mercy, and with Him there is plentiful redemption;* and He shall redeem Israel from all its iniquities.

Blessed Father Clement!* From your youth you loved God,* by your life you taught the people the faith of Christ.* By adorning the monastery of Univ you beautified your soul with virtues* and received the crown prepared for you because of your struggles, O blessed one.

Praise the Lord, all the nations;* proclaim His glory, all you people.

Blessed Father Clement!* By your pure life you shone forth as a model* of the God-given rule that leads to salvation* and laid low the legions of demons.* Therefore, deliver us today from the fog of sin, O blessed one.

Strong is the love of the Lord for us;* eternally will His truth endure.

Blessed Father Clement!* You blossomed forth beautifully by your wondrous deeds* as a model for your disciples.* Today you rejoice with the bodiless powers,* glorifying God without ceasing.* Pray to Him that He grant oneness of mind to the Church,* peace and great mercy, O blessed one.

Tone 6, Glory…

O light placed on high, blessed archimandrite Clement,* you illumined all with the word of Christ,* granting salvation to those who thirst,* revealing the Light of Christ to those caught in darkness and held fast by anger.* The impious sought to destroy you,* but by giving up your life for Christ,* your light ascended to the heights of heaven,* illumining the way of salvation for our souls.

Tone 6, Now…

Having come together at the Mid-feast* between Your Resurrection and the divine coming of Your Holy Spirit, O Christ,* we praise the mysteries of Your wonders.* Therefore, on this day send down Your great mercy to us.

Aposticha

Tone 5

The all-holy mid-feast of the Saviour’s Resurrection* has now appeared like the brightness of noon,* shining upon the world with the divine grace of Christ’s arising,* flashing forth with unerring signs of incorruption* revealing His Ascension into the heights.* The most bright feast of Pentecost is manifestly radiant* with the Holy Spirit’s descent to us.* Therefore it bestows upon our souls peace and great mercy.

I have lifted up my eyes to You enthroned in heaven. Behold, as the eyes of servants are on the hands of their masters, as the eyes of a maid are on the hands of her mistress, so are our eyes on the Lord our God until He has mercy on us.

Having reached the feast of Mid-Pentecost,* the Lord now imparts the streams of His great compassion,* like a Divine River of Glory, crying aloud to all:* “You that are thirsty, come to Me and draw forth abundantly.* For I am a well-spring of empathy and an abyss of mercy,* pouring forth forgiveness upon the world,* purging sins, and expunging maladies.”* And He saves them that keep the memorial of His Resurrection,* and protects them that honour and with love celebrate His Ascension in glory,* granting to our souls peace and great mercy.

Have mercy on us, O Lord, have mercy on us; for we have been filled with shame; our soul is all too full of the mockery of the rich, of the contempt of the proud.

Having stood within the temple’s court,* He who is the uncircumscribable God and Lord,* who by nature is God,* and for our sake became incarnate, and circumscribed in the flesh* poured forth for all mankind vivifying teachings,* saying: Be purified in your souls;* Quench the burning heat of the passions.* Let no one be deprived of this draught,* for upon him that drinks I bestow the divine grace* of an immortal and better heavenly Kingdom,* which he shall share with Me, the Creator,* and thus be glorified.

Tone 6, Glory…

The joyous spring time of the Pascha of the Lord has dawned on us today!* Let us rejoice and draw from the fruits of its harvest:* life, incorruption, and immortality.* Come, O you faithful,* and let us also celebrate the annual memory of the hieromartyr Clement!* He shone forth with an abundant harvest of virtues:* riches through poverty,* a noble spirit through humility,* victorious strength through weakness and suffering,* and, following after Christ,* he passes from death to life.

Tone 8, Now…

You, the Wisdom of God, came to the temple at Mid-feast,* teaching and reproving the disobedient Jews, the Pharisees, and Scribes,* and with boldness You cried to them:* He that thirsts, let him come to Me and drink living water,* and he shall never again thirst to eternity.* From him that believes in My goodness,* rivers of eternal life shall pour forth from his noetic belly.* O how great is Your goodness and compassion,* O Christ our God! Glory be to You.

Troparia

Tone 2

Celebrating the memory of Your Prophet Jeremiah, O Lord, * through him we entreat You to save our souls.

Tone 4, Glory…

Accepting the angelic image and following the life in Christ* you renounced the wealth and generosity of your father’s house,* you freely chose the poverty of monastic life* and did not waver from the Cross and martyrdom. * All-blessed hieromartyr Clement,* righteous and gentle father,* leader of monks, defender of orphans and comforter of prisoners,* pray for our souls.

Tone 8, Now…

At the mid-point of the Feast, O Saviour,* water my thirsty soul with streams of true godliness;* for You cried out to all: Let any who thirst, come to Me and drink.* Source of life, Christ our God, glory to You!

AT DIVINE LITURGY ON FRIDAY MORNING

After the priest has exclaimed, Blessed be the Kingdom… and the people have responded, Amen, the clergy sing the Paschal Troparion once and the people repeat it. Then, the clergy sing the first half, and the people conclude it.

Paschal Troparion

Christ is risen from the dead,* trampling death by death,* and to those in the tombs* giving life.

Troparia and Kontakia

Troparion, Tone 8: At the mid-point of the Feast, O Saviour,* water my thirsty soul with streams of true godliness;* for You cried out to all: Let any who thirst, come to Me and drink.* O Source of Life, Christ our God, glory to You!

Troparion, Tone 2: Celebrating the memory of Your Prophet Jeremiah, O Lord, * through him we entreat You to save our souls.

Troparion, Tone 4: Accepting the angelic image and following the life in Christ* you renounced the wealth and generosity of your father’s house,* you freely chose the poverty of monastic life* and did not waver from the Cross and martyrdom.* All-blessed hieromartyr Clement,* righteous and gentle father,* leader of monks, defender of orphans and comforter of prisoners,* pray for our souls.

Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit, now and for ever and ever. Amen.

Kontakion, Tone 2: Having cleansed your radiant heart with the Spirit, * O glorious Jeremiah, great prophet and martyr, * you received from on high the gift of prophecy * and cried aloud among the lands: * “Behold our God! There is no other to compare with Him, * Who has appeared, incarnate, on the earth!”

Now and for ever and ever. Amen.

Kontakion, Tone 4: At the mid-point of the Feast according to the Law,* Maker of all things and Master,* You said to those present, O Christ God:* Come, and draw the water of immortality.* And so we fall before You crying out with faith: Grant us Your mercies , for You are the source of our life.

Prokeimenon, Tone 3

Great is our Lord, and great is His strength;* and of His knowledge there is no end.

verse: Praise the Lord, for a psalm is good; may praise be sweet to Him. (Psalm 146:5,1)

Epistle

Acts 10:44-11:10

Alleluia, Tone 1

verse: Remember Your congregation which You acquired from the beginning.

verse: But God is our king before the ages; He has wrought salvation in the midst of the earth. (Psalm 73:2,12)

Gospel

John 8:21-30

Hymn to the Theotokos

Virginity is alien to mothers and child-bearing is foreign to virgins; yet in you, O Mother of God, both of them came together. Therefore, we and all the nations of the earth without ceasing magnify you.

Communion Hymn

Those who eat My flesh and drink My blood* abide in Me and I in them, says the Lord.* Alleluia, alleluia,* alleluia. (John 6:56)

Instead of Blessed is He Who comes… we sing:

Christ is risen from the dead,* trampling death by death,* and to those in the tombs* giving life.

Instead of We have seen the true light… we sing:

Christ is risen from the dead,* trampling death by death,* and to those in the tombs* giving life.

Instead of May our mouths be filled… we sing three times:

Christ is risen from the dead,* trampling death by death,* and to those in the tombs* giving life.

Instead of Blessed be the name of the Lord… we sing three times:

Christ is risen from the dead,* trampling death by death,* and to those in the tombs* giving life.

At the dismissal, instead of Glory be to the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, now and forever and ever. Amen. we chant:

Christ is risen from the dead, trampling death by death,* and to those in the tombs giving life.

After the final Amen, the Troparion Christ is risen is sung as at the beginning of the Liturgy, but with the addition:

And to us He has granted life eternal;* we bow down before His resurrection on the third day.