BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//wp-events-plugin.com//7.4.1//EN TZID:America/Winnipeg X-WR-TIMEZONE:America/Winnipeg BEGIN:VEVENT UID:548@liturgy.royaldoors.net DTSTART;TZID=America/Winnipeg;VALUE=DATE:20260810 DTEND;TZID=America/Winnipeg;VALUE=DATE:20260811 DTSTAMP:20260805T150803Z URL:https://liturgy.royaldoors.net/events/monday-august-10-2026-the-holy-m artyr-and-archdeacon-lawrence/ SUMMARY:Monday\, August 10\, 2026\; The Holy Martyr and Archdeacon Lawrence . DESCRIPTION:AT VESPERS ON SUNDAY EVENING\n\nKathisma Reading\n\nNo psalms a re appointed to be chanted.\n\nAt Psalm 140\n\nTone 4\, Podoben “You hav e granted a sign…”\n\nIf You mark iniquities\, Lord\, who can stand?* But with You forgiveness is that You may be revered.\n\nYou have shone for th today* in manifest splendour on Mount Tabor like the radiant sun\,* O S aviour\, Word of the Father\,* showing Your friends that You are He who in His lovingkindness* assumed human nature\, O Christ.* Therefore\, we glor ify Your loving dispensation\,* O almighty Jesus\, Saviour of our souls.\n \nI have waited for You as You have commanded\; my soul patiently relies o n Your promise\,* for it has trusted in the Lord.\n\nToday the angels of h eaven rejoice with men\,* celebrating Your glorious effulgence\, O Christ\ ,* and Your appearance upon Mount Tabor\,* whereat You stood in the presen ce of Moses and Elijah\, and Peter\, James\, and John\,* who hymned You\, O Christ who loves mankind\,* almighty Jesus\, Saviour of our souls.\n\nFr om the morning watch until night* let Israel trust in the Lord.\n\nLet all the worldly and supernatural order* now be moved to praise Christ our God * who has dominion over both the living and the dead\;* for\, divinely tra nsfigured\, He stood on Tabor* in the presence of the first heralds of the law and grace\,* as He\, the Saviour of our souls\, was well pleased to d o.\n\nTone 1\, Podoben “Joy of the ranks of heaven…”\n\nFor with the Lord there is mercy\, and with Him there is plentiful redemption\;* and H e shall redeem Israel from all its iniquities.\n\nHaving served the Word b lamelessly\, O venerable one\,* you were offered to the Lord as a sacrific e of sweet savour\, consumed by material fire\;* and you have been counted worthy of the joy of heaven\,* where you pray in behalf of those* who hon our you\, O Lawrence.\n\nPraise the Lord\, all the nations\;* proclaim His glory\, all you people.\n\nHaving laid yourself up as a treasure for the Lord* and submitted to His words\, O divinely blessed one\,* you richly di stributed inviolate wealth to the poor\, O wise martyr\,* wisely and wondr ously enduring torments.\n\nStrong is the love of the Lord for us\;* etern ally will His truth endure.\n\nLet Lawrence now be splendidly praised:* th e beauty of the martyrs\, the glorious and wondrous warrior\,* the well-sp ring of miracles\, the helper of the oppressed\,* the star of great radian ce\,* the sacred martyr.\n\nTone 4\, Glory… Now…\n\nWhen You were tran sfigured\, O Lord\,* and the Father bore witness to You before Your crucif ixion\,* and the mountain became like to the heavens\,* You were covered w ith a cloud as with a tent.* In that place were Peter\, James\, and John\, * for they were to be with You also at the time of Your betrayal\,* that\, beholding Your wonders\,* they might not fear Your sufferings. Grant that we also may honour them in peace\,* for the sake of Your great mercy.\n\n Aposticha\n\nTone 2\, Podoben “O house of Ephratha…”\n\nIneffably ha s the Lord shown forth* the glory of His divinity on Mount Tabor* to those disciples whom He wished.\n\nYours are the heavens\,* and Yours is the ea rth.\n\nCome\, let us make haste with the disciples* to the heights of the virtues\,* that with them we too may be counted* worthy of grace.\n\nTabo r and Hermon* shall rejoice in Your name.\n\nO all you born of earth\,* le t us cleanse our hearts\,* that straightway there may come to us* the glor y of the grace of the threefold Sun.\n\nTone 4\, Glory… Now…\n\nTaking Your disciples up to a lofty mountain before Your crucifixion\, O Lord\,* You were transfigured before them\,* desiring in Your lovingkindness and authority to show forth the splendour of the resurrection\,* which You als o grant us in peace\, O God\,* as You are merciful and love mankind.\n\nTr oparia\n\nTone 4\n\nYour martyr\, Lawrence\, O Lord\,* by his passion acqu ired the crown of incorruptibility from You\, our God.* For possessing You r power he overcame the torturers* and shattered the feeble insolence of d emons.* By his supplications\, save our souls.\n\nTone 7\, Glory… Now… \n\nYou were transfigured on the mount\, O Christ God\,* showing Your glor y to Your disciples as much as they could bear.* Make Your eternal light s hine* also on us who are sinners\,* through the prayers of the Mother of G od\,* O Giver of Light\, glory to You!\n\nAT DIVINE LITURGY ON MONDAY MORN ING\n\nAntiphon 1\n\nShout to the Lord\, all the earth\, sing now to His n ame\, give glory to His praise.\n\nThrough the prayers of the Mother of Go d\, O Saviour\, save us.\n\nThe voice of Your thunder was in the whirlwind \; Your lightning lit up the world.\n\nThrough the prayers of the Mother o f God\, O Saviour\, save us.\n\nYou have clothed Yourself in praise and sp lendour\; You robe Yourself in light as with a cloak.\n\nThrough the praye rs of the Mother of God\, O Saviour\, save us.\n\nGlory… Now… Only-beg otten Son…\n\nAntiphon 3\n\nCome\, let us sing joyfully to the Lord\, le t us acclaim God\, our Saviour.\n\nSon of God\, transfigured on the mount\ , save us who sing to You: Alleluia.\n\nLet us come before His face with p raise\, and acclaim Him in psalms.\n\nSon of God\, transfigured on the mou nt\, save us who sing to You: Alleluia.\n\nFor God is the great Lord\, and the great king over all the earth.\n\nSon of God\, transfigured on the mo unt\, save us who sing to You: Alleluia.\n\nEntrance\n\nCome\, let us wors hip and fall down before Christ.\n\nSon of God\, transfigured on the mount \, save us who sing to You: Alleluia.\n\nTroparia and Kontakia\n\nTropario n\, Tone 7: You were transfigured on the mount\, O Christ God\,* showing Y our glory to Your disciples as much as they could bear.* Make Your eternal light shine* also on us who are sinners\,* through the prayers of the Mot her of God\,* O Giver of Light\, glory to You!\n\nTroparion\, Tone 4: Your martyr\, Lawrence\, O Lord\,* by his passion acquired the crown of incorr uptibility from You\, our God.* For possessing Your power he overcame the torturers* and shattered the feeble insolence of demons.* By his supplicat ions\, save our souls.\n\nGlory be to the Father and to the Son and to the Holy Spirit.\n\nKontakion\, Tone 2: As a bright and unerring star you app eared to the world* proclaiming with your rays the Sun\, that is\, Christ\ , O martyr\, Lawrence\,* and you have extinguished all error.* But to us y ou give light\, praying without ceasing for all of us.\n\nNow and for ever and ever. Amen.\n\nKontakion\, Tone 7: You were transfigured on the mount \, O Christ God\,* and Your disciples saw Your glory as much as they could \;* that when they saw You crucified* they might know that You suffered wi llingly*\, and might proclaim to the world* that You are truly the brightn ess of the Father.\n\nProkeimenon\, Tone 4\n\nHow great are Your works\, O Lord\, You have made all things in wisdom.\n\nverse: Bless the Lord\, O m y soul\; O Lord\, my God\, You are exceedingly great. (Psalm 103:24\,1)\n\ nEpistle\n\n2 Corinthians 5:10-15\n\nAlleluia\, Tone 8\n\nverse: Yours are the heavens\, and Yours the earth.\n\nverse: Blessed are the people who k now the festal shout\, they will walk in the light of Your countenance\, O Lord. (Psalm 88:12\,16)\n\nGospel\n\nMark 1:9-15\n\nHymn to the Theotokos \n\nO my soul\, magnify the Lord transfigured on the mountain.\n\nAnd the Irmos\, Tone 4: Your giving birth was revealed as incorrupt\; for it was G od who came forth from your womb\; He appeared on earth in the flesh\, and made His dwelling among us. Thus\, O Mother of God\, all of us magnify yo u.\n\nCommunion Hymn\n\nWe will walk in the light of Your face\, O Lord\,* and rejoice in Your name forever.* Alleluia\, alleluia\,* alleluia. (Psal m 88:16\,17) END:VEVENT BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Winnipeg X-LIC-LOCATION:America/Winnipeg BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20260308T030000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0600 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:CDT END:DAYLIGHT END:VTIMEZONE END:VCALENDAR