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SUMMARY:Friday\, May 1\, 2026\; The Holy Prophet Jeremiah\; Blessed Hieroma
 rtyr Clement Sheptytsky\, Archimandrite of Univ.
DESCRIPTION:Abstention from meat and foods that contain these ingredients.\
 nAT VESPERS ON THURSDAY EVENING\nKathisma Reading\n\nThe appointed psalms 
 are chanted.\n\nAt Psalm 140\n\nTone 8\n\nIf You mark iniquities\, Lord\, 
 who can stand?* But with You forgiveness is that You may be revered.\n\nO 
 Lord\, You knew the glorious Jeremiah even before he was created\,* and Yo
 u 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.\n\nI have waited for You as You hav
 e commanded\; my soul patiently relies on Your promise\,* for it has trust
 ed in the Lord.\n\nO 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 a
 ll\, in that You are our Benefactor.\n\nFrom the morning watch until night
 * let Israel trust in the Lord.\n\nO Lord\, the prophet\, shining with You
 r all-radiant beams\,* was seen even by his opponents to be blessed and ho
 nourable\;* for the adversary was put to shame by his virtues\;* and he fo
 resaw the things of the future* as though  they were present ascents.\n\n
 Tone 2\n\nFor with the Lord there is mercy\, and with Him there is plentif
 ul redemption\;* and He shall redeem Israel from all its iniquities.\n\nBl
 essed Father Clement!* From your youth you loved God\,* by your life you t
 aught the people the faith of Christ.* By adorning the monastery of Univ y
 ou beautified your soul with virtues* and received the crown prepared for 
 you because of your struggles\, O blessed one.\n\nPraise the Lord\, all th
 e nations\;* proclaim His glory\, all you people.\n\nBlessed Father Clemen
 t!* By your pure life you shone forth as a model* of the God-given rule th
 at leads to salvation* and laid low the legions of demons.* Therefore\, de
 liver us today from the fog of sin\, O blessed one.\n\nStrong is the love 
 of the Lord for us\;* eternally will His truth endure.\n\nBlessed Father C
 lement!* You blossomed forth beautifully by your wondrous deeds* as a mode
 l for your disciples.* Today you rejoice with the bodiless powers\,* glori
 fying God without ceasing.* Pray to Him that He grant oneness of mind to t
 he Church\,* peace and great mercy\, O blessed one.\n\nTone 6\, Glory… \
 n\nO 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 f
 or Christ\,* your light ascended to the heights of heaven\,* illumining th
 e way of salvation for our souls.\n\nTone 6\, Now…\n\nHaving come togeth
 er at the Mid-feast* between Your Resurrection and the divine coming of Yo
 ur Holy Spirit\, O Christ\,* we praise the mysteries of Your wonders.* The
 refore\, on this day send down Your great mercy to us.\n\nAposticha\n\nTon
 e 5\n\nThe all-holy mid-feast of the Saviour’s Resurrection* has now app
 eared like the brightness of noon\,* shining upon the world with the divin
 e grace of Christ’s arising\,* flashing forth with unerring signs of inc
 orruption* revealing His Ascension into the heights.* The most bright feas
 t of Pentecost is manifestly radiant* with the Holy Spirit’s descent to 
 us.* Therefore it bestows upon our souls peace and great mercy.\n\nI have 
 lifted up my eyes to You enthroned in heaven. Behold\, as the eyes of serv
 ants 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 m
 ercy on us.\n\nHaving reached the feast of Mid-Pentecost\,* the Lord now i
 mparts 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 for
 th 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.\n\nHave mercy on us
 \, O Lord\, have mercy on us\; for we have been filled with shame\; our so
 ul is all too full of the mockery of the rich\, of the contempt of the pro
 ud.\n\nHaving stood within the temple’s court\,* He who is the uncircums
 cribable God and Lord\,* who by nature is God\,* and for our sake became i
 ncarnate\, and circumscribed in the flesh* poured forth for all mankind vi
 vifying teachings\,* saying: Be purified in your souls\;* Quench the burni
 ng heat of the passions.* Let no one be deprived of this draught\,* for up
 on him that drinks I bestow the divine grace* of an immortal and better he
 avenly Kingdom\,* which he shall share with Me\, the Creator\,* and thus b
 e glorified.\n\nTone 6\, Glory… \n\nThe joyous spring time of the Pascha
  of the Lord has dawned on us today!* Let us rejoice and draw from the fru
 its 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 thr
 ough poverty\,* a noble spirit through humility\,* victorious strength thr
 ough weakness and suffering\,* and\, following after Christ\,* he passes f
 rom death to life.\n\nTone 8\, Now…\n\nYou\, 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 th
 at thirsts\, let him come to Me and drink living water\,* and he shall nev
 er again thirst to eternity.* From him that believes in My goodness\,* riv
 ers of eternal life shall pour forth from his noetic belly.* O how great i
 s Your goodness and compassion\,* O Christ our God! Glory be to You.\n\nTr
 oparia\n\nTone 2\n\nCelebrating the memory of Your Prophet Jeremiah\, O Lo
 rd\, * through him we entreat You to save our souls.\n\nTone 4\, Glory…\
 n\nAccepting the angelic image and following the life in Christ* you renou
 nced the wealth and generosity of your father’s house\,* you freely chos
 e the poverty of monastic life* and did not waver from the Cross and marty
 rdom. * All-blessed hieromartyr Clement\,* righteous and gentle father\,* 
 leader of monks\, defender of orphans and comforter of prisoners\,* pray f
 or our souls.\n\nTone 8\, Now…\n\nAt the mid-point of the Feast\, O Savi
 our\,* water my thirsty soul with streams of true godliness\;* for You cri
 ed out to all: Let any who thirst\, come to Me and drink.* Source of life\
 , Christ our God\, glory to You!\nAT DIVINE LITURGY ON FRIDAY MORNING\nAft
 er the priest has exclaimed\, Blessed be the Kingdom… and the people hav
 e responded\, Amen\, the clergy sing the Paschal Troparion once and the pe
 ople repeat it. Then\, the clergy sing the first half\, and the people con
 clude it.\n\nPaschal Troparion\n\nChrist is risen from the dead\,* trampli
 ng death by death\,* and to those in the tombs* giving life.\n\nTroparia a
 nd Kontakia\n\nTroparion\, Tone 8: At the mid-point of the Feast\, O Savio
 ur\,* water my thirsty soul with streams of true godliness\;* for You crie
 d out to all: Let any who thirst\, come to Me and drink.* O Source of Life
 \, Christ our God\, glory to You!\n\nTroparion\, Tone 2: Celebrating the m
 emory of Your Prophet Jeremiah\, O Lord\, * through him we entreat You to 
 save our souls.\n\nTroparion\, Tone 4: Accepting the angelic image and fol
 lowing the life in Christ* you renounced the wealth and generosity of your
  father’s house\,* you freely chose the poverty of monastic life* and di
 d not waver from the Cross and martyrdom.* All-blessed hieromartyr Clement
 \,* righteous and gentle father\,* leader of monks\, defender of orphans a
 nd comforter of prisoners\,* pray for our souls.\n\nGlory be to the Father
 \, and to the Son\, and to the Holy Spirit\, now and for ever and ever. Am
 en.\n\nKontakion\, Tone 2: Having cleansed your radiant heart with the Spi
 rit\, * O glorious Jeremiah\, great prophet and martyr\, * you received fr
 om on high the gift of prophecy * and cried aloud among the lands: * “Be
 hold our God! There is no other to compare with Him\, * Who has appeared\,
  incarnate\, on the earth!”\n\nNow and for ever and ever. Amen.\n\nKonta
 kion\, 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:* Co
 me\, 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 lif
 e.\n\nProkeimenon\, Tone 3\n\nGreat is our Lord\, and great is His strengt
 h\;* and of His knowledge there is no end.\n\nverse: Praise the Lord\, for
  a psalm is good\; may praise be sweet to Him. (Psalm 146:5\,1)\n\nEpistle
 \n\nActs 10:44-11:10\n\nAlleluia\, Tone 1\n\nverse: Remember Your congrega
 tion which You acquired from the beginning.\n\nverse: But God is our king 
 before the ages\; He has wrought salvation in the midst of the earth. (Psa
 lm 73:2\,12)\n\nGospel\n\nJohn 8:21-30\n\nHymn to the Theotokos\n\nVirgini
 ty is alien to mothers and child-bearing is foreign to virgins\; yet in yo
 u\, O Mother of God\, both of them came together. Therefore\, we and all t
 he nations of the earth without ceasing magnify you.\n\nCommunion Hymn\n\n
 Those who eat My flesh and drink My blood* abide in Me and I in them\, say
 s the Lord.* Alleluia\, alleluia\,* alleluia. (John 6:56)\n\nInstead of Bl
 essed is He Who comes… we sing:\n\nChrist is risen from the dead\,* tram
 pling death by death\,* and to those in the tombs* giving life.\n\nInstead
  of We have seen the true light… we sing:\n\nChrist is risen from the de
 ad\,* trampling death by death\,* and to those in the tombs* giving life.\
 n\nInstead of May our mouths be filled… we sing three times:\n\nChrist i
 s risen from the dead\,* trampling death by death\,* and to those in the t
 ombs* giving life.\n\nInstead of Blessed be the name of the Lord… we sin
 g three times:\n\nChrist is risen from the dead\,* trampling death by deat
 h\,* and to those in the tombs* giving life.\n\nAt the dismissal\, instead
  of Glory be to the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit\, now and forev
 er and ever. Amen. we chant:\n\nChrist is risen from the dead\, trampling 
 death by death\,* and to those in the tombs giving life.\n\nAfter the fina
 l Amen\, the Troparion Christ is risen is sung as at the beginning of the 
 Liturgy\, but with the addition:\n\nAnd to us He has granted life eternal\
 ;* we bow down before His resurrection on the third day.
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