VESPERS ON SUNDAY EVENING

Kathisma Reading

There are no appointed psalms to be chanted tonight.

At Psalm 140

Tone 4, Podoben “You have given a sign…”

If You mark iniquities, Lord, who can stand?* But with You forgiveness is that You may be revered.

I have sinned against You, О Lover of mankind,* and not according to my human nature,* for which I might ask forgiveness,* but inhumanly, past my nature, beyond forgiveness.* О my Saviour who became a man,* transcending the laws of nature and comprehension by the human mind,* since You have a love for mankind surpassing understanding,* have mercy on me that I may turn back to You.

I have waited for You as You have commanded; my soul patiently relies on Your promise,* for it has trusted in the Lord.

You appointed repentance for those who sin, and not for the righteous, О Christ.* I have as examples the thief and the prodigal, Manasseh and the harlot,* the persecutor Paul, the publican and Peter who fell away,* yet I am brought sorely to despair.* Knowing Your supremely good love for mankind, О Saviour, I turn to You and weep,* filled with the good hope that You will accept me.

From the morning watch until night* let Israel trust in the Lord.

To me who am now sunk in the passions of the body* and am far removed from You, О King and God of all,* grant compunction, the removal of evils and perfect amendment.* In Your great goodness, О omnipotent Jesus, Saviour of our souls,* save me, a prodigal, who otherwise have no hope.

Tone 8, Podoben “O all glorious wonder…”

For with the Lord there is mercy, and with Him there is plentiful redemption;* and He shall redeem Israel from all its iniquities.

O blessed martyr Eutyches,* having been taught the word of God in sacred manner by the honoured disciple,* the preacher of divine eloquence,* you learned from him every sacred doctrine, and were shown to be a light,* illumining every thought with grace through your sacred theology.* Wherefore, we honour your holy memory.

Praise the Lord, all the nations;* proclaim His glory, all you people.

You cast down the fortress of delusion, O you  who are most rich,* by your steadfast struggle of endurance,* by your wounds and stripes and your glorious death.* Wherefore, you have received immortality,* making your abode with the choirs of the martyrs* and with the ranks of the angels,* being well and perfectly deified in godly manner* by a higher communion.

Strong is the love of the Lord for us;* eternally will His truth endure.

Imprisoned in a dungeon,* you received the Bread of life from heaven, O glorious one;* and, cast into the flame, you remained unconsumed.* Lacerated with wounds cruelly inflicted,* you tamed the raging of the wild beasts by your prayers.* By the sword was your head severed,* and you were drawn up to the heavens,* as on a divine chariot.

Tone 4, Glory… Now…

O all-immaculate one, who has surpassed the ranks of angels:* with the angels ever beseech Him who has dominion over the angels and all of creation,* that He grant us remission of sins, deliverance from the passions,* and make us, who hymn His glory, worthy inheritors of incorrupt sustenance.

Prokeimenon, Tone 8

And now bless the Lord,* all you servants of the Lord.

verse: Who stand in the temple of the Lord, in the courtyards of the house of our God.

Aposticha

Tone 4

I wish to wash away the record of my sins with tears, O Lord,* and please You the rest of my life through repentance;* but the enemy deceives me and fights against my soul.* Before the end and I utterly perish, save me, O Lord.

I have lifted up my eyes to You enthroned in heaven. Behold, as the eyes of servants 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 mercy on us.

Who, among the tempest-tossed, having taking refuge in Your harbour,* will not be saved, O Lord?* Or who, that ails and falling down in Your infirmary, will not be healed?* O Maker of all that is, and Physician of the ailing,* before the end, may I not utterly perish, save me, O Lord.

Have mercy on us, O Lord, have mercy on us; for we have been filled with shame; our soul is all too full of the mockery of the rich, of the contempt of the proud.

О Christ God, who are glorified in the memorials of Your saints,* be entreated by them,* and send down upon us great mercy.

Glory… Now…

Rejoice, O cloud of Light!* Rejoice, radiant candlestick!* Rejoice, jar wherein the Manna was kept!* Rejoice, staff of Aaron!* Rejoice, bush unburned!* Rejoice, bridal-chamber!* Rejoice, O throne!* Rejoice, holy mountain!* Rejoice, refuge! Rejoice, divine table!* Rejoice, mystic portal!* Rejoice, O joy of all!

Troparion, Tone 4

Having shared the way of life of the apostles,* and having become a successor to their thrones,* labouring you found the divinely inspired way to contemplation.* Therefore, forthrightly ministering the word of truth,* you shed your blood for the faith, O hieromartyr, Eutyches.* Intercede with Christ our God for the salvation of our souls.

Glory… Now…

To the One who was reared in the Temple,* close to the Holy of Holies,* and who was full of faith, wisdom, and perfect virginity,* Gabriel, the captain and leader,* offered esteem and greetings from heaven when he said:* Rejoice, O blessed One! Rejoice, O glorified One!* The Lord is with you.

AT DIVINE LITURGY ON MONDAY MORNING

Troparia and Kontakia

Troparion, Tone 4: Having shared the way of life of the apostles,* and having become a successor to their thrones,* labouring you found the divinely inspired way to contemplation.* Therefore, forthrightly ministering the word of truth,* you shed your blood for the faith, O hieromartyr, Eutyches.* Intercede with Christ our God for the salvation of our souls.

Glory be to the Father and to the Son and to the Holy Spirit, now and for ever and ever. Amen.

Kontakion, Tone 4: Having piously lived among the hierarchs,* and having trod the path of suffering,* you extinguished the sacrifices to idols* and were a defender for your flock, O godly one.* Therefore, venerating you, we sincerely cry to you:* “Rescue us from dangers by your prayers, O our father, Eutyches.

Prokeimenon, Tone 7

The venerable ones will exult in glory* and they shall be joyful in their beds.

verse: Sing to the Lord a new song; let His praise be in the assembly of the venerable ones. (Psalm 149:5,1)

Epistle

2 Corinthians 12:10-19

Alleluia, Tone 2

verse: Your priests shall clothe themselves with justice, and Your venerable ones shall rejoice.

verse: For the Lord has chosen Sion; He has chosen it for His dwelling. (Psalm 131:9,13)

Gospel

Mark 4:10-23

Communion Hymn

The just man shall be in everlasting remembrance;* of evil hearsay he shall have no fear*. Alleluia, alleluia,* alleluia. (Psalm 111:6)