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SUMMARY:Monday\, May 4\, 2026\; Holy Martyr Pelagia
DESCRIPTION:AT VESPERS ON SUNDAY EVENING\nKathisma Reading\n\nNo psalms are
  assigned to be chanted.\n\nAt Psalm 140\n\nTone 5\n\nIf You mark iniquiti
 es\, Lord\, who can stand?* But with You forgiveness is that You may be re
 vered.\n\nThe all-holy mid-feast of the Saviour’s Resurrection* has now 
 appeared like the brightness of noon\,* shining upon the world with the di
 vine grace of Christ’s arising\,* flashing forth with unerring signs of 
 incorruption* revealing His Ascension into the heights.* The most bright f
 east of Pentecost is manifestly radiant* with the Holy Spirit’s descent 
 to us.* Therefore it bestows upon our souls* peace and great mercy.\n\nI h
 ave waited for You as You have commanded\; my soul patiently relies on You
 r promise\,* for it has trusted in the Lord.\n\nHaving reached the feast o
 f Mid-Pentecost\,* The Lord now imparts the streams of His great compassio
 n\,* like a Divine River of Glory\, crying aloud to all:* “You that are 
 thirsty\, come to me and draw forth abundantly.* For I am a well-spring of
  sympathy and an abyss of mercy\,* pouring forth forgiveness upon the worl
 d\,* purging sins\, and expunging maladies.”* And He saves them that kee
 p His Resurrection’s memorial\,* and protects them that honour and with 
 love celebrate His Ascension in glory\,* granting to our souls peace and g
 reat mercy.\n\nFrom the morning watch until night* let Israel trust in the
  Lord.\n\nHaving stood within the temple’s court\,* He who is the uncirc
 umscribable God and Lord\,* who by nature is God\,* and for our sake becam
 e incarnate\, and circumscribed in the flesh* poured forth for all mankind
  vivifying teachings\, saying:* Be purified in your souls\;* Quench the bu
 rning heat of the passions.* Let no one be deprived of this draught\,* for
  upon him that drinks I bestow the divine grace* of an immortal and better
  heavenly Kingdom\,* which he shall share with Me\, the Creator\,* and thu
 s be glorified.\n\nTone 4\n\nFor with the Lord there is mercy\, and with H
 im there is plentiful redemption\;* and He shall redeem Israel from all it
 s iniquities.\n\nWhen at the behest of God you were instructed by divine w
 ords\, O blessed one\,* like glorious and fertile earth you received the s
 eed of the Word in the furrows of your heart* and produced grain an hundre
 dfold* for all who honour you with faith\, O martyr Pelagia\,* truly delig
 hting their hearts with grace.\n\nPraise the Lord\, all the nations\;* pro
 claim His glory\, all you people.\n\nSeeking the beauty of Christ\, who al
 one loves us\,* you rushed past the beauties of this world* and hastened t
 o the ever-living fountains of holy baptism\;* and\, filled therewith\, yo
 u straightway burned with thirst for martyrdom\;* wherefore\, zealously en
 tering into the vessel greatly heated\,* you were vouchsafed a divine end.
 \n\nStrong is the love of the Lord for us\;* eternally will His truth endu
 re.\n\nAs a chosen and pure bride\, you became a bride for Him* who was bo
 rn of her who knew not wedlock\,* having first\, in your uprightness of mi
 nd\,* spurned a transitory bridegroom and earthly raiment richly dyed\;* w
 herefore\, O martyr Pelagia\, you have now received everlasting glory* and
  the vesture of incorruption.\n\nTone 8\, Glory… Now…\n\nYou\, the Wis
 dom of God\,* came to the temple at Mid-feast\,* teaching and reproving th
 e disobedient Jews\, the Pharisees\, and Scribes\,* and with boldness You 
 cried to them:* He that thirsts\, let him come to Me and drink living wate
 r\,* and he shall never again thirst to eternity.* From him that believeth
  in My goodness\,* rivers of eternal life shall pour forth from his noetic
  belly.* O how great is Your goodness and compassion\,* O Christ our God! 
 Glory be to You.\n\nAposticha\n\nTone 4\n\nUnceasingly worshiping Your lif
 e-giving Cross\, O Christ God\,* we glorify Your Resurrection on the third
  day\,* for through it\, O All-powerful one\,* You have renewed corrupted 
 human nature* and shown us the way to heaven\,* since You alone are good a
 nd the Lover of mankind.\n\nI have lifted up my eyes to You enthroned in h
 eaven. 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.\n\nO Lord\, I desired to bl
 ot out with my tears* the handwriting of all my iniquities\,* and thus to 
 please You with repentance for the rest of my life\,* but the enemy beguil
 es me and ever wars against my soul.* O Lord\, before I utterly perish\, s
 ave me.\n\nHave 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.\n\nO You who are glorified in the memorial 
 of You Saints\, O Christ God:* since You are entreated by them\,* send dow
 n upon us Your great mercy.\n\nTone 6\, Glory… Now…\n\nHaving come tog
 ether on the Mid-feast* between Your Resurrection and the divine coming of
  Your Holy Spirit\, O Christ\,* We praise the mysteries of Your wonders.* 
 Therefore\, on this day\, send down Your great mercy to us.\n\nTroparion\,
  Tone 4\n\nYour lamb\, Pelagia\, O Jesus\, cries in a loud voice:* “You\
 , O my Bridegroom\, I love\; and\, seeking You\, I undergo martyrdom.* And
  with You I am crucified and buried in Your baptism\,* and I suffer for Yo
 ur sake that I may reign with You.* And I die on Your behalf that I may li
 ve in You.* Receive me as a spotless sacrifice\,* sacrificed for You with 
 love.”* Through her intercession in Your mercy save our souls.\n\nTone 8
 \, Glory… Now…\n\nAt the mid-point of the Feast\, O Saviour\,* water m
 y thirsty soul with streams of true godliness\;* for You cried out to all:
  Let any who thirst\, come to Me and drink.* Source of life\, Christ our G
 od\, glory to You!\nAT DIVINE LITURGY ON MONDAY MORNING\nAfter the priest 
 has exclaimed\, Blessed be the Kingdom… and the people have responded\, 
 Amen\, the clergy sing the Paschal Troparion once and the people repeat it
 . Then\, the clergy sing the first half\, and the people conclude it.\n\nP
 aschal Troparion\n\nChrist is risen from the dead\,* trampling death by de
 ath\,* and to those in the tombs* giving life.\n\nTroparia and Kontakia\n\
 nTroparion\, Tone 8: At the mid-point of the Feast\, O Saviour\,* water my
  thirsty soul with streams of true godliness\;* for You cried out to all: 
 Let any who thirst\, come to Me and drink.* O Source of Life\, Christ our 
 God\, glory to You!\n\nGlory be to the Father\, and to the Son\, and to th
 e Holy Spirit\, now and for ever and ever. Amen.\n\nKontakion\, Tone 4: At
  the mid-point of the Feast according to the Law\,* Maker of all things an
 d Master\,* You said to those present\, O Christ God:* Come\, and draw the
  water of immortality.* And so we fall before You crying out with faith: G
 rant us Your mercies \, for You are the source of our life.\n\nProkeimenon
 \, Tone 3\n\nGreat is our Lord\, and great is His strength\;* and of His k
 nowledge there is no end.\n\nverse: Praise the Lord\, for a psalm is good\
 ; may praise be sweet to Him. (Psalm 146:5\,1)\n\nEpistle\n\nActs 12:12-17
 \n\nAlleluia\, Tone 1\n\nverse: Remember Your congregation which You acqui
 red from the beginning.\n\nverse: But God is our king before the ages\; He
  has wrought salvation in the midst of the earth. (Psalm 73:2\,12)\n\nGosp
 el\n\nJohn 8:42-51\n\nHymn to the Theotokos\n\nVirginity is alien to mothe
 rs and child-bearing is foreign to virgins\; yet in you\, O Mother of God\
 , both of them came together. Therefore\, we and all the nations of the ea
 rth without ceasing magnify you.\n\nCommunion Hymn\n\nThose who eat My fle
 sh and drink My blood* abide in Me and I in them\, says the Lord.* Allelui
 a\, alleluia\,* alleluia. (John 6:56)\n\nInstead of Blessed is He Who come
 s… we sing:\n\nChrist is risen from the dead\,* trampling death by death
 \,* and to those in the tombs* giving life.\n\nInstead of We have seen the
  true light… we sing:\n\nChrist is risen from the dead\,* trampling deat
 h by death\,* and to those in the tombs* giving life.\n\nInstead of May ou
 r mouths be filled… we sing three times:\n\nChrist is risen from the dea
 d\,* trampling death by death\,* and to those in the tombs* giving life.\n
 \nInstead of Blessed be the name of the Lord… we sing three times:\n\nCh
 rist is risen from the dead\,* trampling death by death\,* and to those in
  the tombs* giving life.\n\nAt the dismissal\, instead of Glory be to the 
 Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit\, now and forever and ever. Amen. w
 e chant:\n\nChrist is risen from the dead\, trampling death by death\,* an
 d to those in the tombs giving life.\n\nAfter the final Amen\, the Tropari
 on Christ is risen is sung as at the beginning of the Liturgy\, but with t
 he addition:\n\nAnd to us He has granted life eternal\;* we bow down befor
 e His resurrection on the third day.\n\n&nbsp\;
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