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SUMMARY:Saturday\, August 8\, 2026\; The Holy Confessor Emilian\, Bishop of
  Cyzicus.
DESCRIPTION:Dormition Fast. Post-feast of the Transfiguration\n\nAT VESPERS
  ON FRIDAY EVENING\n\nKathisma Reading\n\nThe appointed psalms are chanted
 .\n\nAt Psalm 140\n\nTone 4\, Podoben “You have given a sign…”\n\nIf
  You mark iniquities\, Lord\, who can stand?* But with You forgiveness is 
 that You may be revered.\n\nCome\, O divinely wise\, and let us be transfo
 rmed* with a goodly transformation today\,* piously and joyously being tra
 nsfigured with Christ.* And\, borne up to the summit of the virtues\,* let
  us rejoice with yet greater exaltation\;* for the Saviour of our souls\, 
 in being transfigured\,* has in His lovingkindness enlightened the uglines
 s of man.\n\nI have waited for You as You have commanded\; my soul patient
 ly relies on Your promise\,* for it has trusted in the Lord.\n\nO you who 
 love the sight of things which transcend comprehension\,* O you who love o
 bedience!* Let us noetically look upon Christ\, who has shone forth with d
 ivine radiance\,* and let us cry out with the voice of His Father\,* procl
 aiming Him the beloved Son who strengthened human nature on Tabor* and has
  poured forth enlightenment for our souls.\n\nFrom the morning watch until
  night* let Israel trust in the Lord.\n\nToday\, O Lord\, You have shone f
 orth Your divinity* to Your apostles\, and to Moses and Elijah\,* in that 
 You are the God of the law and of grace\,* delivering us now from the bond
 s of death.* And with them we glorify Your loving dispensation\,* O almigh
 ty Jesus\, Saviour of our souls.\n\nTone 4\, Podoben\, “Called from on h
 igh…”\n\nFor with the Lord there is mercy\, and with Him there is plen
 tiful redemption\;* and He shall redeem Israel from all its iniquities.\n\
 nYou openly venerated the image of Christ\, O all-wise one\,* when the cru
 elty of Leo burst into flame and troubled the people\,* reviving the ungod
 ly heresy of Copronymus.* Then you openly denounced him\,* taking your sta
 nd boldly\, when the hierarchs came together.* Wherefore\, you were shown 
 to be a most valiant warrior of Christ\, O most blessed one.* Entreat Him 
 that He save and enlighten our souls.\n\nPraise the Lord\, all the nations
 \;* proclaim His glory\, all you people.\n\nO you who have made your abode
  in the mansions of heaven:* when the ungodly and impious one showed forth
  his adverse character\,* he condemned your steadfastness to imprisonment.
 * Then\, O divinely eloquent one\,* who manifestly knew the one homeland o
 f paradise\,* you did in no wise fall away therefrom\,* but\, rejoicing wi
 th gladness\, endured.* Wherefore\, you have been rightly counted worthy t
 o behold Christ\, the Life incorruptible.* Entreat Him that He save and en
 lighten our souls.\n\nStrong is the love of the Lord for us\;* eternally w
 ill His truth endure.\n\nWhen the accursed Leo imposed his vile alien law\
 ,* commanding that no one venerate the precious image of Christ\,* then yo
 u\, most wisely possessed of a tongue of fire\,* set against it the law of
  God\,* for the veneration accorded to the icons passes over to the Protot
 ype\, as someone once said.* And the foul beast was affrighted by your dis
 course\, as though by thunder\,* O most honourable\, divinely eloquent\, a
 nd sacred father.\n\nTone 1\, Glory… \n\nHe who of old spoke with Moses 
 on Mount Sinai in images\, saying: “I am He who is”\,* today\, transfi
 gured before His disciples on Mount Tabor\,* has shown forth the pristine 
 beauty of His countenance\,* having taken upon Himself human nature.* And 
 having set before them Moses and Elijah as witnesses to this grace\,* He m
 ade them partakers of gladness who\, for the sake of the Cross\,* proclaim
  His glorious and saving resurrection.\n\nNow…\n\nLet us sing a hymn of 
 praise to the Virgin Mary\,* glory of the whole world!* She was herself fo
 rmed by human seed\,* yet she became the Mother of the Master\, the Gate o
 f heaven\,* the theme of the angels’ hymn and beauty of the faithful.* S
 he was seen as being heavenly* and the Tabernacle of the Godhead.* She ind
 eed tore down the wall of enmity between God and man\,* and brought peace 
 in its place.* She opened up the kingdom of heaven.* Let us therefore clin
 g fast to her for she is the anchor of faith\,* and let us receive as our 
 stronghold the Lord Who was born of her.* Be of good cheer\, then\, and ha
 ve confidence\, O people of God\,* for He will fight our enemies for us\,*
  He is all-powerful!\n\nAposticha\n\nTone 2\, Podoben “O house of Ephrat
 ha…”\n\nTabor\, the mountain of God\, rejoices in Your name\, O Saviou
 r\,* as the Father proclaims You* to be His beloved Son.\n\nYours are the 
 heavens\,* and Yours is the earth.\n\nA wonder was it to behold the materi
 al sun hide its rays* at the transfiguration of the Sun of glory.\n\nTabor
  and Hermon* shall rejoice in Your name.\n\nWhen You were transfigured\,* 
 the disciples\, from among those on earth\,* Moses\, from among the dead\,
 * and Elijah\, as one from above\,* stood before You as servants.\n\nTone 
 1\, Glory… Now…\n\nDavid\, the ancestor of God\,* foreseeing in the Sp
 irit the coming of Your Only-begotten Son in the flesh to men\,* summons c
 reation from afar to gladness\, and cries out prophetically:* “Tabor and
  Hermon shall rejoice in Your name!”* For\, having ascended that mountai
 n with Your disciples\, O Saviour\,* You were transfigured\, and caused th
 e darkened nature of Adam to shine again\,* imparting to it the glory and 
 splendour of Your divinity.* Wherefore\, we cry to You: O Lord\, Creator o
 f all things\, glory be to You!\n\nTroparia\n\nTone 4\n\nThe sincerity of 
 your deeds has revealed you to your people* as a teacher of moderation\,* 
 a model of faith\, and an example of virtue.* Therefore\, you attained gre
 atness through humility\,* and wealth through poverty.* O Father and Archb
 ishop Emilian\,* ask Christ our God to save our souls.\n\nTone 7\, Glory
 … Now…\n\nYou were transfigured on the mount\, O Christ God\,* showing
  Your glory to Your disciples as much as they could bear.* Make Your etern
 al light shine* also on us who are sinners\,* through the prayers of the M
 other of God* O Giver of Light\, glory to You!\n\nAT DIVINE LITURGY ON SAT
 URDAY MORNING\n\nAntiphon 1\n\nShout to the Lord\, all the earth\, sing no
 w to His name\, give glory to His praise.\n\nThrough the prayers of the Mo
 ther of God\, 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 th
 e Mother of God\, O Saviour\, save us.\n\nYou have clothed Yourself in pra
 ise and splendour\; You robe Yourself in light as with a cloak.\n\nThrough
  the prayers of the Mother of God\, O Saviour\, save us.\n\nGlory… Now
 … Only-begotten Son…\n\nAntiphon 3\n\nCome\, let us sing joyfully to t
 he Lord\, let us acclaim God\, our Saviour.\n\nSon of God\, transfigured o
 n the mount\, save us who sing to You: Alleluia.\n\nLet us come before His
  face with praise\, and acclaim Him in psalms.\n\nSon of God\, transfigure
 d on the mount\, save us who sing to You: Alleluia.\n\nFor God is the grea
 t Lord\, and the great king over all the earth.\n\nSon of God\, transfigur
 ed on the mount\, save us who sing to You: Alleluia.\n\nEntrance\n\nCome\,
  let us worship 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\nTroparion\, Tone 7: You were transfigured on the mount\, O Christ God\
 ,* showing Your glory to Your disciples as much as they could bear.* Make 
 Your eternal light shine* also on us who are sinners\,* through the prayer
 s of the Mother of God\,* O Giver of Light\, glory to You!\n\nTroparion\, 
 Tone 8: Guide of orthodoxy\, teacher of piety and purity\,* luminary of th
 e world\, inspired adornment of hierarchs\, O wise Emilian\,* you have enl
 ightened all by your teachings\, O spiritual trumpet.* Intercede with Chri
 st our God for the salvation of our souls.\n\nGlory be to the Father and t
 o the Son and to the Holy Spirit.\n\nKontakion\, Tone 2: You took delight 
 in self-control\, O wise one\,* and you put the desires of the flesh to sl
 eep.* You were seen to have grown in faith\;* and\, like the Tree of Life 
 in Paradise\, you flourished\, O holy father\, Emilian.\n\nNow and for eve
 r and ever. Amen.\n\nKontakion\, Tone 7: You were transfigured on the moun
 t\, O Christ God\,* and Your disciples saw Your glory as much as they coul
 d\;* that when they saw You crucified* they might know that You suffered w
 illingly*\, and might proclaim to the world* that You are truly the bright
 ness 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 
 my soul\; O Lord\, my God\, You are exceedingly great. (Psalm 103:24\,1)\n
 \nEpistle\n\n1 Corinthians 1:3-9\n\nAlleluia\, Tone 8\n\nverse: Yours are 
 the heavens\, and Yours the earth.\n\nverse: Blessed are the people who kn
 ow the festal shout\, they will walk in the light of Your countenance\, O 
 Lord. (Psalm 88:12\,16)\n\nGospel\n\nMatthew 19:3-12\n\nHymn to the Theoto
 kos\n\nO my soul\, magnify the Lord transfigured on the mountain.\n\nAnd t
 he Irmos\, Tone 4: Your giving birth was revealed as incorrupt\; for it wa
 s God 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
  you.\n\nCommunion Hymn\n\nWe will walk in the light of Your face\, O Lord
 \,* and rejoice in Your name forever.* Alleluia\, alleluia\,* alleluia. (P
 salm 88:16\,17)
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