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DTSTART;TZID=America/Winnipeg;VALUE=DATE:20260911
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SUMMARY:Friday\, September 11\, 2026\; Our Venerable Mother Theodora of Ale
 xandria.
DESCRIPTION:Post-feast of the Nativity of the Mother of God. Abstention fro
 m meat and foods that contain these ingredients\n\nAT VESPERS ON THURSDAY 
 EVENING\n\nThe commemoration of the Holy Heiromartyr Autonomous (September
  12) is transferred to this evening\, since the 12th is the Leave-taking o
 f the Nativity of the Theotokos.\n\nAt Psalm 140\n\nTone 4\, Podoben “As
  one valiant among the martyrs…”\n\nIf You mark iniquities\, Lord\, wh
 o can stand?* But with You forgiveness is that You may be revered.\n\nIn a
  woman’s body but in the guise of a man\,* you undertook manly struggles
 \, living in the midst of men\,* causing the passions to wither\,* and utt
 erly restraining the raging of lust by fasting and constant supplications\
 , O Theodora\,* and by your divine and never-ceasing contemplation of God.
 \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 sun\, setting b
 eneath the earth\, never saw you sin\;* and the Lord\, who knows men’s h
 earts and sees things hidden\,* knew you to be untiring* and illumined the
  eyes of your heart with the light of repentance.* Therefore\, you diligen
 tly strove to please Him through painful abstinence* and the perfection of
  the virtues.\n\nFrom the morning watch until night* let Israel trust in t
 he Lord.\n\nIn no way understanding the ways of the enemy’s thoughts\,* 
 you loved the child whom you did not beget* and nurtured him with paternal
  kindness\, O Theodora\,* enduring with true piety of mind the undeserved 
 abuse and censure of men.* Therefore\, we celebrate your honoured solemnit
 y.\n\nTone 4\, Podoben “As one valiant among the martyrs…”\n\nFor wi
 th the Lord there is mercy\, and with Him there is plentiful redemption\;*
  and He shall redeem Israel from all its iniquities.\n\nShining with the v
 irtues\, adorned with piety\,* you were a godly hierarch\,* and you passed
  over the world like the brilliant sun\,* sowing the preaching of the Fait
 h everywhere* and cutting down falsehood with the scythe of your tongue\,*
  O divinely wise hierarch Autonomus\,* O great preacher.\n\nPraise the Lor
 d\, all the nations\;* proclaim His glory\, all you people.\n\nYou did not
  hesitate to endure painful sufferings\,* manly struggles\, wounds and sor
 es\;* for\, buried under a multitude of stones\, O Autonomus\,* you made t
 hem into a stairway and ladder\,* ascending thereby to God as one crowned\
 ;* and you joined the armies of the incorporeal ones\,* praying for the wo
 rld.\n\nStrong is the love of the Lord for us\;* eternally will His truth 
 endure.\n\nYou made your vesture bright through the blood of your martyrdo
 m* and the grace of the divine Spirit\;* and in sacred manner entered into
  the holy of holies on high\,* where Jesus\, our Forerunner\, entered\,* r
 eceiving from God a crown of victory* with all who died by shedding their 
 blood in martyrdom\,* O Autonomus.\n\nTone 4\, Glory… Now…\n\nIn accor
 dance with the angel’s prophecy\,* you issued forth from the righteous J
 oachim and Anna\,* as an all-pure fruit\, heaven\, and the throne of God\,
 * a receptacle of purity\, heralding forth joy to all the world\,* O Virgi
 n\, mediatrix of our life\,* removal of the curse\, bestowal of blessing.*
  Therefore\, on the feast of your nativity\, O divinely called Virgin\,* a
 sk peace for the world and great mercy for our souls.\n\nAposticha\n\nTone
  2\, Podoben “O house of Ephratha…”\n\nYou wept tears from the depth
 s of your soul\,* lamenting your childlessness\, desiring children\;* yet 
 you have given birth to a babe* who is the boast of our whole race.\n\nHea
 r\, O daughter\, and see\,* and incline your ear.\n\nWith voices of hymnod
 y* let us honour the honoured nativity of the most holy Virgin\,* though w
 hom the world has been renewed.\n\nThe rich among the people* shall entrea
 t your countenance.\n\nRejoice\, O wise prophets\, you divinely eloquent o
 nes\;* for the Virgin is born\,* through whom the Salvation of the world w
 ill be given birth.\n\nTone 4\, Glory… Now…\n\nToday let the barren an
 d childless Anna clap her hands with splendour\,* let those on earth bear 
 lamps\,* let kings leap for joy\, let hierarchs be glad in blessing\,* and
  let us hold festival\;* for\, behold\, the Queen\, the immaculate Bride o
 f the Father\,* has sprung forth from the root of Jesse.* No longer will w
 omen bear children in grief\,* for Joy has blossomed forth and Life shall 
 live in the world for all men.* No longer will the offerings of Joachim be
  rejected\,* for the lamentation of Anna has been changed to joy\,* and sh
 e says: Rejoice with me\, you chosen Israel\,* for\, lo! the Lord has give
 n me the animate palace of His divine glory\,* for our common gladness and
  joy\,* and the salvation of our souls!\n\nTroparia\n\nTone 8\n\nThe divin
 e image was faithfully preserved in you\, O mother\,* for taking up the Cr
 oss you followed Christ.* By your deeds you have taught us to see beyond f
 lesh which passes* and care for the soul\, a thing immortal.* And so\, O v
 enerable Theodora\,* your spirit rejoices with the angels.\n\nTone 4\, Glo
 ry… Now…\n\nYour nativity\, O Virgin Mother of God\,* has made joy kno
 wn to all the world\,* for from you dawned the Sun of Righteousness\, Chri
 st our God.* He abolished the curse* and gave the blessing\;* and by makin
 g death of no effect* He bestowed on us eternal life.\n\nAT DIVINE LITURGY
  ON FRIDAY MORNING\n\nTroparia and Kontakia\n\nTroparion\, Tone 4: Your na
 tivity\, O Virgin Mother of God\,* has made joy known to all the world\,* 
 for from you dawned the Sun of Righteousness\, Christ our God.* He abolish
 ed the curse and gave the blessing\;* and by making death of no effect He 
 bestowed on us eternal life.\n\nTroparion\, Tone 8: The divine image was f
 aithfully preserved in you\, O mother\,* for taking up the Cross you follo
 wed Christ.* By your deeds you have taught us to see beyond flesh which pa
 sses* and care for the soul\, a thing immortal.* And so\, O venerable woma
 n\, Theodora\,* your spirit rejoices with the angels.\n\nGlory be to the F
 ather and to the Son and to the Holy Spirit.\n\nKontakion\, Tone 2: For lo
 ve of the Lord\, O venerable woman\,* you scorned the desire for rest and 
 enlightened your soul through fasting\,* for you have mightily conquered t
 he beasts.* Through your prayers thwart the rage of fiends.\n\nNow and for
  ever and ever. Amen.\n\nKontakion\, Tone 4: By your birth\, O immaculate 
 one\,* Joachim and Anna were freed from the reproach of childlessness\,* a
 nd Adam and Eve* from the corruption of death.* And your people\, redeemed
  from the guilt of their sins\,* celebrate as they cry out to you:* “The
  barren one gives birth to the Mother of God* and nourisher of our life.
 ”\n\nProkeimenon\, Tone 3\n\nMy soul magnifies the Lord\, and my spirit 
 has rejoiced in God my Saviour.\n\nverse: Because he has regarded the humi
 lity of His handmaid\; for behold\, all generations shall call me blessed.
  (Luke 1:46-48)\n\nEpistle\n\nEphesians 1:7-17\n\nAlleluia\, Tone 8\n\nver
 se: Hear\, O daughter\, and see\, and incline your ear. (Psalm 44:11)\n\nv
 erse: The rich among the people shall entreat your countenance. (Psalm 44:
 13)\n\nGospel\n\nMark 8:1-10\n\nHymn to the Theotokos\n\nO my soul\, magni
 fy the Virgin Mary\, born from a barren womb.\n\nAnd the Irmos\, Tone 8: V
 irginity is alien to mothers* and childbearing is foreign to virgins\;* ye
 t in you\, O Mother of God\, both of them came together.* Therefore we and
  all the nations of the earth* without ceasing magnify you.\n\nCommunion H
 ymn\n\nI will take the cup of salvation\;* and I will call upon the name o
 f the Lord.* Alleluia\, alleluia\,* alleluia. (Psalm 115:13)
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