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DTSTART;TZID=America/Edmonton;VALUE=DATE:20260516
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 le-father-theodore-the-sanctified-disciple-of-saint-pachomius-blessed-hier
 omartyrs-severian-yakym-and-vitalii-of-drohobych/
SUMMARY:Saturday\, May 16\, 2026\; Our Venerable Father Theodore the Sancti
 fied\, Disciple of Saint Pachomius\; Blessed Hieromartyrs Severian\, Yakym
 \, and Vitalii of Drohobych.
DESCRIPTION:AT VESPERS ON FRIDAY EVENING\nKathisma Reading\n\nThe appointed
  psalms are chanted.\n\nAt Psalm 140\n\nTone 4\n\nIf You mark iniquities\,
  Lord\, who can stand?* But with You forgiveness is that You may be revere
 d.\n\nYou suffered as a man\,* though as God You are unapproachable.* You 
 arose on the third day despoiling death\,* and raised up all those who had
  reposed in corruption.* And having ascended to Your Father\, O Christ\,* 
 You  promised that You would send the Comforter to Your sacred Apostles\,
 * O Almighty Jesus\, Saviour of our souls.\n\nI have waited for You as You
  have commanded\; my soul patiently relies on Your promise\,* for it has t
 rusted in the Lord.\n\nWhy stand gazing into the heavens?* said the Angels
  in human form\, to the Word’s initiates:* He whom you beheld ascending 
 on a cloud of light\,* shall in a like manner come again* to judge the wor
 ld\, as He Himself told you.* Therefore\, go forth and accomplish all that
  He has said.\n\nFrom the morning watch until night* let Israel trust in t
 he Lord.\n\nHaving arisen from the tomb in a manner transcending thought\,
 * O almighty Lord\,* You led to Bethany Your beloved ones.* And having arr
 ived at the Mount of Olives\, O Word\,* You blessed them all.* And You wer
 e taken up from there while angels ministered to You\, O Almighty Jesus\,*
  O Saviour of our souls.\n\nTone 6\n\nFor with the Lord there is mercy\, a
 nd with Him there is plentiful redemption\;* and He shall redeem Israel fr
 om all its iniquities.\n\nThe Master who of old appointed the ascent of th
 e clouds\,* later\, having come down into Egypt on the light cloud\,* fore
 told that His chosen ones would shine forth\, caught up on the clouds\,* i
 n that they are divinely wise.* And with them our father Theodore the sanc
 tified\,* the unshakable pillar\, steadfast in virtue\,* shining with the 
 all-radiant effulgence of Christ\,* prays with boldness in behalf of our s
 ouls.\n\nPraise the Lord\, all the nations\;* proclaim His glory\, all you
  people.\n\nEgypt\, which before was driven insane by demonic sacrifices a
 nd passions\,* is now adorned with ranks of fasters* and is shown to be be
 decked with diverse beauties and divine virtues.* Among them has shone for
 th the namesake of divine gifts\,* the venerable Theodore\, who beheld and
  pleased God\,* and who\, emulating Christ in wondrous humility\,* prays w
 ith boldness in behalf of our souls.\n\nStrong is the love of the Lord for
  us\;* eternally will His truth endure.\n\nFrom his youth\, the wise Theod
 ore\, the great faster\, the divinely wise\,* showed forth asceticism\, ab
 stinence\, humility\, patience\,* the avoidance of evil and the acquisitio
 n of the virtues\,* in that he is a lover of divine love\,* and the wondro
 us one\, rejoicing\, has transcended all things visible\,* being exalted b
 y his manner of life\;* and\, conversing with God\, he now prays with bold
 ness in behalf of our souls.\n\nTone 6\, Glory... Now…\n\nToday the host
 s on high\, beholding our nature in the heavens* marvel at the strange man
 ner of its ascent\,* and\, being perplexed\, they said one to another:* Wh
 o is this that comes?* And when they saw that it was their own Master\,* t
 hey were commanded to lift up the heavenly gates\,* who again shall come f
 rom there in the flesh\,* as the Judge of all and the Almighty God.\n\nPro
 keimenon\, Tone 7\n\nO God\, You are my defender* and Your mercy goes befo
 re me.\n\nverse: Deliver me from my enemies\, O God\; save me from those w
 ho rise up against me.\n\nAposticha\n\nTone 2\n\nHaving fulfilled His will
 \, thus pleasing well the Father\,* You ascended in glory.* You united the
  things of heaven with the things of earth.\n\nClap your hands\, all you n
 ations\;* shout to God with a voice of rejoicing.\n\nO merciful One\, You 
 ascended to Your Father\,* from whom You were not parted\,* and exalted ou
 r nature thus which lay prostrate\, O Lord.\n\nGod is gone up in jubilatio
 n\,* the Lord with the voice of the trumpet.\n\nA brilliant cloud of light
  conveyed You to the heavens\,* while with great fear and trembling the an
 gels came* and ministered to Your divine ascension.\n\nTone 7\, Glory… N
 ow…\n\nTo the Mount of Olives You came\,* You who have mercy on the race
  of mankind.* And a cloud took You up out of the sight of Your disciples\,
 * who\, on one hand\, trembled because of that which they beheld\,* and\, 
 on the other hand\, rejoiced at their expectation of the Holy Spirit\,* wh
 erein You make us steadfast\, O Saviour\,* and have mercy on us.\n\nTropar
 ion\, Tone 1\n\nA dweller in the desert\, an angel in the flesh and a wond
 er-worker* were you thou shown to be\, O our God-bearing father Theodore.*
  Having received heavenly gifts through fasting\, vigil\, and prayer\,* yo
 u heal the infirm and the souls of those who have recourse to you with fai
 th.* Glory to Him who has given you strength!* Glory to Him who has crowne
 d you!* Glory to Him who works healings for all through you!\n\nTone 4\, G
 lory… Now…\n\nYou ascended in glory\, O Christ our God\,* giving joy t
 o Your disciples by the promise of the Holy Spirit\,* and assuring them th
 rough your blessing* that You are the Son of God\,* the Redeemer of the wo
 rld.\nAT DIVINE LITURGY ON SATURDAY MORNING\nFirst Antiphon\n\nClap your h
 ands\, all you nations\;* shout to God with the voice of joy.\n\nThrough t
 he prayers of the Mother of God\, O Saviour\, save\, us.\n\nFor the Lord m
 ost high is awesome\,* a great king over all the earth.\n\nThrough the pra
 yers of the Mother of God\, O Saviour\, save\, us.\n\nHe has subdued peopl
 es to us\,* and nations under our feet.\n\nThrough the prayers of the Moth
 er of God\, O Saviour\, save\, us.\n\nGod ascended amid shouts of joy\;* t
 he Lord at the sound of the trumpet.\n\nThrough the prayers of the Mother 
 of God\, O Saviour\, save\, us.\n\nGlory… Now…  Only-Begotten Son…\
 n\nThird Antiphon\n\nCome\, let us sing joyfully to the Lord\,* let us acc
 laim God\, our Saviour.\n\nSon of God\, who ascended in glory\,* save us w
 ho sing to You: Alleluia.\n\nLet us come before His face with praise\,* an
 d acclaim Him in psalms.\n\nSon of God\, who ascended in glory\,* save us 
 who sing to You: Alleluia.\n\nFor God is the great Lord\,* the great king 
 over all the earth.\n\nSon of God\, who ascended in glory\,* save us who s
 ing to You: Alleluia.\n\nEntrance\n\nCome\, let us worship* and fall down 
 before Christ.\n\nSon of God\, who ascended in glory\,* save us who sing t
 o You: Alleluia.\n\nTroparia and Kontakia\n\nTroparion\, Tone 4: You ascen
 ded in glory\, O Christ our God\,* giving joy to Your disciples by the pro
 mise of the Holy Spirit\,* and assuring them through your blessing* that Y
 ou are the Son of God\,* the Redeemer of the world.\n\nGlory be to the Fat
 her\, and to the Son\, and to the Holy Spirit\, now and for ever and ever.
  Amen.\n\nKontakion\, Tone 6: When you had fulfilled Your plan for us* and
  united things on earth with those in heaven\,* You ascended in glory\, O 
 Christ our God\,* in no way distant\, but remaining inseparable\,* You cri
 ed to those who love You:* I am with You and there is none against you.\n\
 nProkeimenon\, Tone 7\n\nBe exalted\, O God\, above the heavens\;* above a
 ll the earth be Your glory.\n\nverse: My heart is ready\, O God\, my heart
  is ready. I will sing and make music in my glory. (Psalm 56:6\,8)\n\nEpis
 tle\n\nActs 20:7-12\n\nAlleluia\, Tone 2\n\nverse: God ascended amid shout
 s of joy\; the Lord at the sound of the trumpet.\n\nverse: Clap your hands
 \, all you nations\; shout to God with the voice of joy. (Psalm 46:6\,2)\n
 \nGospel\n\nJohn 14:10-21\n\nHymn to the Theotokos\n\nO my soul\, magnify 
 the Lord who in glory ascended bodily into the heavens.\n\nand the Irmos: 
 O Mother of God\,* you transcended both mind and word\,* and in time\, ine
 ffably bore the Timeless One:* it is you who\, with one accord\,* we\, the
  faithful\, magnify.\n\nCommunion Hymn\n\nGod ascended amid shouts of joy\
 ;* the Lord at the sound of the trumpet.* Alleluia\, alleluia\,* alleluia.
  (Psalm 46:6)\n\nInstead of We have seen the true light we sing:\n\nBe exa
 lted\, O God\, above the heavens\, above all the earth be Your glory.\n\nI
 nstead of Let our mouths be filled we sing three times:\n\nBe exalted\, O 
 God\, above the heavens\, above all the earth be Your glory.
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