BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//wp-events-plugin.com//7.4.8//EN TZID:America/Winnipeg X-WR-TIMEZONE:America/Winnipeg BEGIN:VEVENT UID:623@liturgy.royaldoors.net DTSTART;TZID=America/Winnipeg;VALUE=DATE:20261023 DTEND;TZID=America/Winnipeg;VALUE=DATE:20261024 DTSTAMP:20261012T231119Z URL:https://liturgy.royaldoors.net/events/friday-october-23-2026-the-holy- apostle-and-brother-of-the-lord-in-the-flesh-james/ SUMMARY:Friday\, October 23\, 2026\; The Holy Apostle and Brother of the L ord in the Flesh James. DESCRIPTION:Abstention from meat and foods that contain these ingredients\n \nAT VESPERS ON THURSDAY EVENING\n\nKathisma Reading\n\nThe appointed psal ms are chanted.\n\nAt Psalm 140\n\nTone 4\, Podoben “You have given a si gn…”\n\nIf You mark iniquities\, Lord\, who can stand?* But with You f orgiveness is that You may be revered.\n\nCome\, O divinely wise\,* and in sacred manner let us honour the memory of the brother of God\;* for\, tak ing up the yoke of Christ with zeal\,* he showed himself to be a preacher of the goodness of His Gospel and kingdom\,* and persuades us of His ineff able providence.* Wherefore\, through him\, O Almighty One\, grant us clea nsing.\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 divi nely wise\,* and in sacred manner let us honour the memory of the brother of God\;* for\, taking up the yoke of Christ with zeal\,* he showed himsel f to be a preacher of the goodness of His Gospel and kingdom\,* and persua des us of His ineffable providence.* Wherefore\, through him\, O Almighty One\, grant us cleansing.\n\nFrom the morning watch until night* let Israe l trust in the Lord.\n\nThe proclamation of your words has catechized all the ends of the world\;* thereby are we enlightened for every manner of di vine virtue* and are guided by faith to acknowledge the Holy Trinity.* Whe refore\, we beseech you\, as a hierarch:* Pray to Jesus\, who loves mankin d\, that He save our souls.\n\nFor with the Lord there is mercy\, and with Him there is plentiful redemption\;* and He shall redeem Israel from all its iniquities.\n\nThe proclamation of your words has catechized all the e nds of the world\;* thereby are we enlightened for every manner of divine virtue* and are guided by faith to acknowledge the Holy Trinity.* Wherefor e\, we beseech you\, as a hierarch:* Pray to Jesus\, who loves mankind\, t hat He save our souls.\n\nPraise the Lord\, all the nations\;* proclaim Hi s glory\, all you people.\n\nPerceiving your manner of life from afar\, O James\,* Christ\, who loves mankind\, the All-wise One who sees all things \,* receiving you\, ordains you as an instructor of the sacred mysteries f or the people of Jerusalem* and a priest to perform the ineffable sacred m ysteries.* Beseech Him now that our souls be saved.\n\nStrong is the love of the Lord for us\;* eternally will His truth endure.\n\nPerceiving your manner of life from afar\, O James\,* Christ\, who loves mankind\, the All -wise One who sees all things\,* receiving you\, ordains you as an instruc tor of the sacred mysteries for the people of Jerusalem* and a priest to p erform the ineffable sacred mysteries.* Beseech Him now that our souls be saved.\n\nTone 6\, Glory…\n\nWith the blood of martyrdom you adorned you r priesthood\, O hieromartyr and apostle\;* for standing forth on the pinn acle of the temple\,* you proclaimed God the Word to be the Creator of all that exists.* Wherefore\, cast down by the Jews\, you were vouchsafed the mansions of heaven\, O James\, brother of God\,* entreat Christ God that our souls be saved.\n\nNow…\n\nWho would not call you blessed\, O Virgin most holy?* Who would not sing a hymn of praise* to the glory of your giv ing birth without pain or travail?* The Only-begotten Son Himself\,* begot ten of the Father before all ages\,* was made flesh out of you in a manner * that cannot be explained\, O Woman most pure!* And for our sake\, He who is God by nature* assumed the nature of a man.* He is not divided into tw o persons\;* He is understood to have two natures* without commixion or co nfusion.* O noble and blessed Woman\,* intercede with Him that He may have mercy on our souls.\n\nAposticha\n\nTone 1\, Podoben “Joy of the ranks of heaven…”\n\nAll of us\, the multitudes of the pious\,* celebrating the sacred feast now with joy\,* exclaim with loud voices\,* faithfully pr aising the brother of God\,* the disciple of the Lord\,* in psalms and hym nody\;* for he ever prays that we be saved.\n\nTheir proclamation has gone out into all the earth and their words to the ends of the universe!\n\nYo u were shown to be the Word’s brother in the flesh* by His own desire\, O wise one\,* His disciple and an eye-witness to divine mysteries\,* havin g fled with Him to Egypt\,* with Joseph and the Mother of Jesus.* With the m pray that we be saved.\n\nThe heavens are telling the glory of God and t he firmament proclaims His handiwork!\n\nThe choir of the apostles chose y ou* to be the first bishop in holy Sion for Christ our Benefactor\,* in th at you are His kinsman* and brother according to the flesh\,* His companio n\, and the heir to His footsteps\, O James.\n\nTone 8\, Glory…\n\nYou w ere the brother and successor of Christ\, the Chief Shepherd\,* and He put s you forward among the apostles.* You loved Him for whom you died\, and w ere not daunted by torture\, O glorious James.* Entreat Him unceasingly th at He save our souls.\n\nNow…\n\nO Mistress\, accept the supplications o f your servants\,* and deliver us from all want and grief.\n\nTroparia\n\n Tone 2\n\nO holy James\, as a disciple of the Lord\, you received the gosp el\;* as a martyr\, you displayed an unyielding will.* As a brother of the Lord\, you have special power with Him\;* as a pontiff\, you have the rig ht of intercession.* Intercede\, therefore\, with Christ our God that He m ay save our souls.\n\nGlory… Now…\n\nO Mother of God\, the mysteries w hich surround you are exceedingly glorious* and beyond the power of unders tanding.* For you retained the seal of purity\,* and your virginity remain ed inviolate\;* yet you are acknowledged\, without doubt\,* to be the Moth er who gave birth to the true God.* We beg you\, therefore\, to entreat Hi m to save our souls.\n\nAT DIVINE LITURGY ON FRIDAY MORNING\n\nTroparia an d Kontakia\n\nTroparion\, Tone 2: O holy James\, as a disciple of the Lord \, you received the gospel\;* as a martyr\, you displayed an unyielding wi ll.* As a brother of the Lord\, you have special power with Him\;* as a po ntiff\, you have the right of intercession.* Intercede\, therefore\, with Christ our God that He may save our souls.\n\nGlory be to the Father and t o the Son and to the Holy Spirit\, now and for ever and ever. Amen.\n\nKon takion\, Tone 4: At the completion of the time\,* God the Word\, the only- begotten Son of the Father\, came down to us.* He established you\, O admi rable James\,* as the first shepherd and teacher of Jerusalem\,* a faithfu l steward of the mysteries of faith.* Therefore\, we honour you as an apos tle.\n\nProkeimenon\, Tone 8\n\nTheir utterance has gone forth into all th e earth\,* and their words unto the ends of the world.\n\nverse: The heave ns tell the glory of God\, and the firmament declares the work of His hand .\n\nEpistle\n\nColossians 4:10-18\n\nAlleluia\, Tone 1\n\nverse: The heav ens shall confess Your wonders\, O Lord\, and Your truth in the church of the saints.\n\nverse: God is glorified in the assembly of the saints.\n\nG ospel\n\nLuke 10:1-15\n\nCommunion Hymn\n\nTheir utterance has gone forth into all the earth\,* and their words unto the ends of the world.* Allelui a\, alleluia\,* alleluia. 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