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DTSTART;TZID=America/Edmonton;VALUE=DATE:20260530
DTEND;TZID=America/Edmonton;VALUE=DATE:20260531
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SUMMARY:Saturday\, May 30\, 2026\; Leave-taking of Pentecost.
DESCRIPTION:AT VESPERS ON FRIDAY EVENING\n\nKathisma Reading\n\nThe appoint
 ed psalms are chanted.\n\nAt Psalm 140\n\nTone 1\n\nIf You mark iniquities
 \, Lord\, who can stand?* But with You forgiveness is that You may be reve
 red.\n\nBehold\, we celebrate today the Feast of Pentecost\,* the descent 
 of the Holy Spirit\,* the fulfilment of the promise and the realization of
  hope.* How wonderful and awesome is this great mystery!* Therefore\, O Lo
 rd and Creator of all\,* we cry out: Glory to You!\n\nI have waited for Yo
 u as You have commanded\; my soul patiently relies on Your promise\,* for 
 it has trusted in the Lord.\n\nYou renewed Your disciples\, O Christ\,* by
  giving them a variety of tongues* with which to proclaim that You are the
  Immortal God\,* the Word who bestows great mercy upon our souls.\n\nFrom 
 the morning watch until night* let Israel trust in the Lord.\n\nThe Holy S
 pirit provides every gift:* He inspires prophecy and perfects the priestho
 od\;* He grants wisdom to the illiterate\,* makes simple fishermen become 
 wise theologians\,* and establishes perfect order in the assembly of the C
 hurch.* Therefore\, O Comforter\, equal in nature and majesty with the Fat
 her and the Son\,* O Lord\, glory to You!\n\nTone 2\n\nFor with the Lord t
 here is mercy\, and with Him there is plentiful redemption\;* and He shall
  redeem Israel from all its iniquities.\n\nWe have seen the true light\;* 
 we have received the heavenly Spirit\;* we have found the true faith!* Wor
 shipping the undivided Trinity* for it has saved us.\n\nPraise the Lord\, 
 all the nations\;* proclaim His glory\, all you people.\n\nYou have shown 
 us\, O Saviour\,* the way to salvation through the Prophets\;* and the gra
 ce of Your Holy Spirit* has shone upon us through the Apostles.* You are G
 od from all eternity\,* our God\, now and forever.\n\nStrong is the love o
 f the Lord for us\;* eternally will His truth endure.\n\nO Saviour of the 
 world\,* I sing a hymn of praise to You in Your temple\;* on my knees\, I 
 adore Your invisible power\,* at dawn and dusk and at noon\;* indeed\, at 
 all times\, I bless You\, O Lord.\n\nTone 8\, Glory… Now…\n\nCome\, al
 l you nations of the world\,* let us adore God in three holy Persons\, Fat
 her\, Son\, and Holy Spirit\, Three in One.* From all eternity\, the Fathe
 r begets the Son\,* equal to Him in eternity and majesty\,* equal also to 
 the Holy Spirit\,* glorified with the Son in the Father\,* three Persons\,
  and yet a single power and essence and Godhead.* In deep adoration\, let 
 us cry out to God:* Holy is God who made all things through the Son* with 
 the cooperation of the Holy Spirit.* Holy the Mighty One through whom the 
 Father was revealed to us\,* and through whom the Holy Spirit came to the 
 world!* Holy the Immortal One\, the Spirit\, the Comforter\,* who proceeds
  from the Father and reposes in the Son.* All-holy Trinity\, glory to You!
 \n\nProkeimenon\, Tone 7\n\nO God\, You are my defender* and Your mercy go
 es before me.\n\nverse: Deliver me from my enemies\, O God\; save me from 
 those who rise up against me.\n\nAposticha\n\nTone 6\n\nO Lord\, the Genti
 les were unaware of the power of the Holy Spirit* that had come down upon 
 the Apostles\;* they thought the many tongues were an effect of drunkennes
 s.* But we who are strengthened by them cry out ceaselessly:* O Lover of M
 ankind\, take not Your Holy Spirit away from us.\n\nA pure heart create fo
 r me\, O God\; put a steadfast spirit within me.\n\nO Lord\, the descent o
 f Your Holy Spirit on Your Apostles* made them speak a variety of tongues.
 * When the unbelievers witnessed this marvel\, they took it for drunkennes
 s\,* when\, in fact\, it was a cause of salvation for the faithful.* We be
 seech You\, therefore\, O Lover of Mankind\,* to make us worthy of the rev
 elation of this Spirit with us.\n\nDo not cast me away from Your presence\
 , nor deprive me of Your Holy Spirit.\n\nHeavenly King\, Advocate\, Spirit
  of Truth\,* who are everywhere present and fill all things\,* Treasury of
  Blessings\, Bestower of Life\,* come\, and dwell within us\;* cleanse us 
 of all that defiles us\,* and O Good One\, save our souls.\n\nTone 8\, Glo
 ry… Now…\n\nIn days of old\, pride brought confusion of tongues* to th
 e builders of the Tower of Babel\,* but now the diversity of tongues enlig
 htened the minds* and gave knowledge for the glory of God.* Then\, God pun
 ished the impious for their sin\;* now\, Christ enlightened fishermen thro
 ugh His Spirit.* Then\, the confusion of tongues was for the sake of punis
 hment\;* now\, there was a variety so that voices could be joined in harmo
 ny* for the salvation of our souls.\n\nTroparion\n\nTone 8\, Special Melod
 y\n\nBlessed are You\, O Christ our God who revealed the fishermen as most
  wise by sending them the Holy Spirit\; through them You caught the entire
  world. Loving Master\, glory to You.
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