AT VESPERS ON FRIDAY EVENING

Kathisma Reading

The appointed psalms are chanted.

At Psalm 140

Tone 1

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

The Holy Spirit who proceeds from the Father,* spoke through your tongue of the advent of Christ* which would come to pass in later times to the restoration of creation:* And now, beholding the fulfilment of what was prophesied,* we honour your memory, O prophet.

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

Espousing our nature, which had wilfully fallen away from You, O You who loves mankind,* You delivered it from defilement, joining it inseparably to Yourself* through union with You which passes understanding.* And Your prophet, being an image of this,* chastely took a former harlot as a wife.

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

O divinely eloquent prophet, seeing your utterances now filled with grace,* standing before the God of all* pray for all who with faith celebrate your memory,* asking for them forgiveness of sins,* peace, and great mercy.

Tone 4

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

Having cleaved to the Lord from childhood, O blessed one,* you ran the course until the end;* for, armed with the Cross, you set your hands* to the plough of the commandments of the Lord, as it is written.* Entreat Him that those who with faith celebrate your most honoured memory* be delivered from corruption and misfortunes.

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

Through faith you became an all-precious stone without being broken;* for, beaten and rolled upon the ground, you made smooth the path of faith, O glorious one,* rendering it easy of ascent;* and you overturned the opinions and the evil fame of Copronymus* like a corrupt foundation, O father.

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

Raised the dogmas of the apostles and the teachings of the divine fathers, O blessed one,* you venerated the visible image of the incarnate God in sacred signs and honoured depictions.* Therefore, having suffered for them, O glorious one,* you were shown to be a teacher of piety* and the adornment of martyrs.

Tone 4, Glory… Now…

O all-pure one, who contained in your womb the uncontainable God* who became man in His love for mankind,* received from you our composition and manifestly deified it:* disdain me not who am sorrowful,* but quickly take pity and free me from the manifold enmity and malice* of the evil one.

Aposticha

Tone 3

Made steadfast by faith, strengthened by hope,* and spiritually united by the love of Your Cross, О Lord,* Your martyrs put an end to the tyranny of the enemy and have received crowns;* and with the incorporeal ones they pray on behalf of our souls.

Blessed are they whom You have chosen* and have taken to Yourself, О Lord,

All things human, which endure not after death, are vain.* Our wealth will not remain, our glory will not go with us upon the way:* for when death comes, all these things will fade away.* Therefore let us cry to Christ the immortal King:* Grant rest to our departed brethren* and grant them to dwell with the joyous.

Their souls shall dwell* amid good things.

O race of mankind, why do you trouble yourself in vain?* The path on which you run is short.* Our life is but smoke, vapour, ashes and dust;* it appears but briefly, and then vanishes.* Therefore let us cry to Christ the immortal King:* Grant rest to our departed brethren* and grant them to dwell with the joyous.

Tone 3, Glory… Now…

O Theotokos, holy among women, O Mother unwedded:* entreat the King and God whom you bore,* that He save us, insofar as He is the Lover of mankind.

Troparia

Tone 2

Celebrating the memory of your prophet Hosea, O Lord,* we beg You to save our souls through his intercession.

Tone 4, Glory…

On the mountain you reached the summit by fasting.* You destroyed the protection of foe by the arms of the cross.* You robed yourself bravely in martyrdom,* cutting Copronymus down with the sword of faith.* This is why God crowned you, O memorable Andrew,* O venerable and truly blessed martyr.

Now…

O Mother of God, the mystery hidden from all eternity* and unknown even to the angels,* was revealed through you to those on earth:* God took on our human nature* and united it to His divine nature in a perfect but unconfused union.* Then, He willingly accepted the cross for our sake* and thereby raised again the first created,* and saved our souls from death.

AT DIVINE LITURGY ON SATURDAY MORNING

Troparia and Kontakia

Troparion, Tone 2: Celebrating the memory of your prophet Hosea, O Lord,* we beg You to save our souls through his intercession.

Troparion, Tone 4: On the mountain you reached the summit by fasting.* You destroyed the protection of foe by the arms of the cross.* You robed yourself bravely in martyrdom,* cutting Copronymus down with the sword of faith.* This is why God crowned you, O memorable Andrew,* O venerable and truly blessed martyr.

Glory be to the Father and to the Son and to the Holy Spirit.

Kontakion, Tone 3: The capital city keeps your memory today,* inviting every city and region to join the feast.* It is proud to possess your martyred body.* O Andrew, you are a light of orthodox faith.

Now and for ever and ever. Amen.

Kontakion, Tone 2: With sure step you followed the commands of your Lord,* and you were filled with the Holy Spirit, O prophet Hosea.* You received the gift of prophecy,* and you spoke daringly to Israel who anxiously sought the coming of the Christ.* You converted those who strayed from the path of justice,* and you set them on the road to the heavenly Jerusalem.* Now you stand within that city and implore the Lord.* Pray unceasingly for all of us.

Prokeimenon, Tone 4

You are a priest for ever according to the order of Melchizedek.

verse: The Lord said to my Lord: “Sit at my right hand until I make your enemies the footstool of your feet.” (Psalm 109:4,1)

Epistle

2 Corinthians 3:12-18

Alleluia, Tone 5

verse: Moses and Aaron are among His priests and Samuel among those who call upon His name.

verse: Light is risen for the just and joy for the righteous of heart. (Psalm 96:11)

Gospel

Luke 6:1-10

Communion Hymn

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