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SUMMARY:Friday\, May 22\, 2026\; Leave-taking of the Ascension\; The Holy M
 artyr Basiliscus.
DESCRIPTION:Abstention from meat and foods that contain these ingredients.\
 n\nAT VESPERS ON THURSDAY EVENING\n\nKathisma Reading\n\nThe appointed psa
 lms are chanted.\n\nAt Psalm 140\n\nTone 6\n\nIf You mark iniquities\, Lor
 d\, who can stand?* But with You forgiveness is that You may be revered.\n
 \nThe Lord ascended into heaven* to send the Comforter into this world.* T
 he heavens prepared His throne and the clouds were His ladder\;* the angel
 s marvelled at the sight of a man more exalted than themselves.* Today\, t
 he Father receives again in His bosom* the One who was in Him from all ete
 rnity\,* and the Holy Spirit gives a command to all the angels:* Lift up y
 our lintels\, O you gates!* O you nations of the earth\, clap your hands\,
 * for Christ ascends to the place* where He had been from all eternity.\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\nThe Lord ascended into
  heaven* to send the Comforter into this world.* The heavens prepared His 
 throne and the clouds were His ladder\;* the angels marvelled at the sight
  of a man more exalted than themselves.* Today\, the Father receives again
  in His bosom* the One who was in Him from all eternity\,* and the Holy Sp
 irit gives a command to all the angels:* Lift up your lintels\, O you gate
 s!* O you nations of the earth\, clap your hands\,* for Christ ascends to 
 the place* where He had been from all eternity.\n\nFrom the morning watch 
 until night* let Israel trust in the Lord.\n\nO Lord\, the Cherubim were a
 mazed at Your Ascension\;* they were seized with wonder as they beheld You
 \, O God\, rising upon the clouds\,* for You are the One who is seated abo
 ve the clouds.* We sing a hymn of praise to You:* Glory to You for Your te
 nder mercy.\n\nFor with the Lord there is mercy\, and with Him there is pl
 entiful redemption\;* and He shall redeem Israel from all its iniquities.\
 n\nO Christ\, splendour and glory of the Father\,* when we behold Your Asc
 ension on the holy mountain\,* we sing a hymn of praise to the beauty of Y
 our countenance.* We bow down to Your Passion\,* we venerate Your holy Res
 urrection\,* and we glorify Your noble Ascension.* O Lord\, have mercy on 
 us!\n\nPraise the Lord\, all the nations\;* proclaim His glory\, all you p
 eople.\n\nO Lord and Giver of Life\,* when the apostles saw You ascending 
 upon the clouds\,* a great sadness overcame them\;* they shed burning tear
 s and exclaimed:* O our Master\, do not leave us orphans\;* we are Your se
 rvants whom You loved so tenderly.* Since You are most merciful\, send dow
 n upon us Your all-holy Spirit* to enlighten our souls\, as You promised.\
 n\nStrong is the love of the Lord for us\;* eternally will His truth endur
 e.\n\nAfter fulfilling the mystery of the plan of salvation\, O Lord\,* Yo
 u took Your apostles and went up with them to the Mount of Olives\,* and t
 here You passed beyond the firmament of heaven.* You humbled Yourself and 
 were clothed in our humanity\,* and now You return to the place which You 
 did not leave.* Send down Your all-holy Spirit to enlighten our souls.\n\n
 Glory… Now...\n\nO loving Jesus\, while You lived on earth\,* You were G
 od inseparable from the Father\,* and yet You truly shared our humanity.* 
 Ascending in glory today from the Mount of Olives\,* through Your great lo
 ve\, You lifted up our fallen nature* and enthroned it with the Father on 
 high.* Therefore\, the bodiless Powers were amazed and filled with awe* at
  seeing Your great love for all.* Together with them\, we who live on eart
 h* glorify your condescension to us* and Your Ascension away from us.* Now
  we implore You\, saying:* Through Your Ascension You have filled Your apo
 stles and Your Mother* with a joy that surpasses every other joy\,* and th
 rough their intercession* make us worthy of the joy of Your elect\,* for Y
 ou are rich in mercy.\n\nProkeimenon\, Tone 6\n\nMy help is from the Lord\
 ,* Who made heaven and earth.\n\nverse: I lifted up my eyes to the mountai
 ns\, from where my help shall come.\n\nAposticha\n\nTone 2\n\nO our God\, 
 You were born in a manner of your own choosing\;* You appeared and suffere
 d in the flesh as You willed\;* You crushed Death through Your Resurrectio
 n and ascended into glory\,* and You sent down the divine Spirit upon us.*
  Therefore\, we sing a hymn of praise and glorify Your divinity.\n\nAll pe
 oples\, clap your hands\; cry to God with shouts of joy!\n\nO Christ\, whe
 n the Powers of heaven* beheld Your Ascension from the Mount of Olives\,* 
 they wondered and exclaimed: Who is He?* And they heard the reply: He is t
 he mighty Conqueror\;* He is the mighty One in battle\;* He is indeed the 
 King of glory.* And why are His clothes crimson?* Because He comes from Bo
 sor\, which is the flesh.* As for You\, O Christ\, since You are God\,* Yo
 u are enthroned at the right hand of God the Father\;* and You send down u
 pon us the Holy Spirit* that He may enlighten us and save our souls.\n\nGo
 d goes up with shouts of joy\; the Lord goes up with trumpet blast.\n\nO C
 hrist\, You ascended in glory* on the Mount of Olives in the presence of Y
 our disciples\;* You fill all things with Your divinity\;* You were enthro
 ned at the right hand of the Father* and sent down upon Your disciples the
  Holy Spirit* who enlightens\, strengthens\, and saves our souls.\n\nTone 
 6\, Glory… Now…\n\nGod goes up with shouts of joy\,* the Lord goes up 
 amid trumpet blast\,* in order to raise up the fallen image of Adam* and t
 o send down upon us the Holy Spirit\,* the Comforter who will sanctify our
  souls.\n\nTroparion\n\nTone 4\n\nYou ascended in glory\, O Christ our God
 \,* giving joy to Your disciples by the promise of the Holy Spirit\,* and 
 assuring them through Your blessing* that You are the Son of God\,** the R
 edeemer of the world.\n\nAT DIVINE LITURGY ON FRIDAY MORNING\n\nFirst Anti
 phon\n\nClap your hands\, all you nations\;* shout to God with the voice o
 f joy.\n\nThrough the prayers of the Mother of God\, O Saviour\, save\, us
 .\n\nFor the Lord most high is awesome\,* a great king over all the earth.
 \n\nThrough the prayers of the Mother of God\, O Saviour\, save\, us.\n\nH
 e has subdued peoples to us\,* and nations under our feet.\n\nThrough the 
 prayers of the Mother of God\, O Saviour\, save\, us.\n\nGod ascended amid
  shouts of joy\;* the Lord at the sound of the trumpet.\n\nThrough the pra
 yers of the Mother of God\, O Saviour\, save\, us.\n\nGlory… Now…  On
 ly-Begotten Son…\n\nThird Antiphon\n\nCome\, let us sing joyfully to the
  Lord\,* let us acclaim God\, our Saviour.\n\nSon of God\, who ascended in
  glory\,* save us who sing to You: Alleluia.\n\nLet us come before His fac
 e with praise\,* and acclaim Him in psalms.\n\nSon of God\, who ascended i
 n glory\,* save us who sing to You: Alleluia.\n\nFor God is the great Lord
 \,* the great king over all the earth.\n\nSon of God\, who ascended in glo
 ry\,* save us who sing to You: Alleluia.\n\nEntrance\n\nCome\, let us wors
 hip* and fall down before Christ.\n\nSon of God\, who ascended in glory\,*
  save us who sing to You: Alleluia.\n\nTroparia and Kontakia\n\nTroparion\
 , Tone 4: You ascended in glory\, O Christ our God\,* giving joy to Your d
 isciples by the promise of the Holy Spirit\,* and assuring them through yo
 ur blessing* that You are the Son of God\,* the Redeemer of the world.\n\n
 Glory be to the Father\, and to the Son\, and to the Holy Spirit\, now and
  for ever and ever. Amen.\n\nKontakion\, Tone 6: When you had fulfilled Yo
 ur plan for us* and united things on earth with those in heaven\,* You asc
 ended in glory\, O Christ our God\,* in no way distant\, but remaining ins
 eparable\,* You cried to those who love You:* I am with You and there is n
 one against you.\n\nProkeimenon\, Tone 7\n\nBe exalted\, O God\, above the
  heavens\;* above all the earth be Your glory.\n\nverse: My heart is ready
 \, O God\, my heart is ready. I will sing and make music in my glory. (Psa
 lm 56:6\,8)\n\nEpistle\n\nActs 27:1-44\n\nAlleluia\, Tone 2\n\nverse: God 
 ascended amid shouts of joy\; the Lord at the sound of the trumpet.\n\nver
 se: Clap your hands\, all you nations\; shout to God with the voice of joy
 . (Psalm 46:6\,2)\n\nGospel\n\nJohn 17:18-26\n\nHymn to the Theotokos\n\nO
  my soul\, magnify the Lord who in glory ascended bodily into the heavens.
 \n\nand the Irmos: O Mother of God\,* you transcended both mind and word\,
 * and in time\, ineffably bore the Timeless One:* it is you who\, with one
  accord\,* we\, the faithful\, magnify.\n\nCommunion Hymn\n\nGod ascended 
 amid shouts of joy\;* the Lord at the sound of the trumpet.* Alleluia\, al
 leluia\,* alleluia. (Psalm 46:6)\n\nInstead of We have seen the true light
  we sing:\n\nBe exalted\, O God\, above the heavens\, above all the earth 
 be Your glory.\n\nInstead of Let our mouths be filled we sing three times:
 \n\nBe exalted\, O God\, above the heavens\, above all the earth be Your g
 lory.
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