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SUMMARY:Saturday\, October 24\, 2026\; The Holy Martyr Aretas and those wit
 h him
DESCRIPTION:VESPERS ON FRIDAY EVENING\n\nAt Psalm 140\n\nTone 4\n\nIf You m
 ark iniquities\, Lord\, who can stand?* But with You forgiveness is that Y
 ou may be revered.\n\nYou opposed your courage\, most praised Martyr Areth
 as\,* to the savagery of evil men!* By the grace of God\, you were shown t
 o be victorious!* Glorious one\, you brought to Christ\,* a choir of marty
 rs formed by soldiers of all ages and races!\n\nI have waited for You as Y
 ou have commanded\; my soul patiently relies on Your promise\,* for it has
  trusted in the Lord.\n\nYou formed a beautiful choir\, most glorious Aret
 has* of your holy fellow martyrs!* You struggled with them\, completing th
 e good race* and the good fight of your courageous contest! Therefore entr
 eat Christ that He may grant our souls peace and great mercy!\n\nFrom the 
 morning watch until night* let Israel trust in the Lord.\n\nThe godly mind
 ed virgin martyrs* enkindled by the love of Christ\,* did not heed the wea
 kness of their nature.* Manifestly strengthened by the power of God* they 
 trampled down the delusion of the enemy!* They were not afraid of the pain
  of torture* and did not fear the fiery furnace!\n\nTone 4\, Podoben “Yo
 u have given a sign…”\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\nEmulating the sufferings of Christ\, the Lover of mankind
 \, О passion-bearers\,* you gave your bodies over to wounds\, and bitter 
 torments\, and myriad pangs\,* ever looking forward to the divine delight 
 of paradise\,* to ever-abundant sustenance and everlasting glory\;* and ha
 ving received this\, pray for those who hymn you.\n\nPraise the Lord\, all
  the nations\;* proclaim His glory\, all you people.\n\nEmulating the suff
 erings of Christ\, the Lover of mankind\, О passion-bearers\,* you gave y
 our bodies over to wounds\, and bitter torments\, and myriad pangs\,* ever
  looking forward to the divine delight of paradise\,* to ever-abundant sus
 tenance and everlasting glory\;* and having received this\, pray for those
  who hymn you.\n\nStrong is the love of the Lord for us\;* eternally will 
 His truth endure.\n\nО most sacred pastors\, as glorious emulators of Chr
 ist\, the Chief Shepherd\, the King of all\,* you readily laid down your l
 ives for the sheep\,* and endured grievous misfortunes\, О right blessed 
 ones\;* and as champions you save the divinely chosen flock unharmed by cr
 uel wolves.\n\nTone 4\, Glory… \n\nToday with unity of mind and with hym
 ns\, faithful\,* let us honour the glorious chief shepherd Arethas and his
  companions!* He denounced the evil one and shed his blood in confession o
 f Christ!* Therefore a pillar of fire consumed the face of the earth* in r
 eproof of the ungodliness of the enemy!* Therefore\, Christ God\, as You s
 trengthened the athletes for Your glory\,* by the prayers of Your saints\,
 * preserve us also from temptations and tribulations\,* for You are the Ma
 ster of all!\n\nNow…\n\nO Mother of God\, because of You* David the Prop
 het became an ancestor of God\;* he foretold and sang a joyous hymn of pra
 ise* and cried out to Him who worked wonders in you:* “The Queen stood a
 t your right hand.”* God revealed you as a life-giving mother\,* when He
  chose to be incarnate of you without a father.* He renewed in man His ima
 ge* which the passions had corrupted.* He found the lost sheep in the moun
 tains\,* carried it on His shoulders\,* offered it to the Father\,* genero
 usly numbered it among the powers of heaven\,* and saved the whole world\,
  since He is Christ of great and rich mercy.\n\nAposticha\n\nTone 4\n\nYou
  are glorified in the commemorations of Your saints\, O Christ our God:* b
 y their intercessions send down upon us Your great mercy.\n\nWondrous is G
 od in His saints\,* the God of Israel.\n\nYou have accepted the patient en
 durance of the holy martyrs:* in Your love for mankind accept our hymns of
  praise\,* and by their intercessions send down upon us Your great mercy.\
 n\nBlessed are they whom You have chosen* and taken to Yourself\, О Lord.
 \n\nWith the spirits of the faithful departed* grant rest\, O Saviour\, to
  the souls of Your servants\,* and preserve them for a life of blessedness
 * with You\, O Lover of mankind.\n\nTone 8\, Glory…\n\nUnderstanding bef
 orehand the wicked and evil plan of unbelieving men\,* you struggled to su
 ffer for Christ with a bold spirit!* You struggled for Him Who in days of 
 old in the time of the law* saved from Egypt through the wilderness* those
  who condemned Him to the Cross!* So now also\, those who were infected wi
 th unbelief\,* went from words to deeds as they condemned you to the fire.
 * You suffered with strong patience and unity of mind\,* showing yourselve
 s to be great among martyrs!* Since you have boldness before God\,* entrea
 t Him that our souls may be delivered from sins!\n\nNow…\n\nO pure Virgi
 n\, portal of the Word\,* Mother of our God:* pray that we be saved.\n\nTr
 oparia\n\nTone 1\n\nOpposing the vile king and reproaching his disbelief i
 n Christ\,* this martyr acted bravely and suffered torture and death.* For
  this the angels praise you\, O Arethas\, and those who suffered with you\
 ,* and generations of the faithful will always bless you* as a sure interc
 essor for our souls.\n\nTone 4\, Glory… Now…\n\nO Mother of God\, the 
 mystery hidden from all eternity* and unknown even to the angels\,* was re
 vealed through you to those on earth:* God took on our human nature* and u
 nited it to His divine nature in a perfect but unconfused union.* Then\, H
 e willingly accepted the cross for our sake* and thereby raised again the 
 first created man\,* and saved our souls from death.\n\nAT DIVINE LITURGY 
 ON SATURDAY MORNING\n\nTroparia and Kontakia\n\nTroparion\, Tone 1: Opposi
 ng the vile king and reproaching his disbelief in Christ\,* this martyr ac
 ted bravely and suffered torture and death.* For this the angels praise yo
 u\, O Arethas\, and those who suffered with you\,* and generations of the 
 faithful will always bless you* as a sure intercessor for our souls.\n\nGl
 ory be to the Father and to the Son and to the Holy Spirit\, now and for e
 ver and ever. Amen.\n\nKontakion\, Tone 4: Today is the truly splendid fea
 st of the martyrs.* an intercession of happiness is ours today.* Let us ce
 lebrate this feast and bless the Lord in heaven.\n\nProkeimenon\, Tone 4\n
 \nTo the saints who are in His land\, the Lord has made wonderful all His 
 desires in them.\n\nverse: I foresaw the Lord in my sight\, for He is at m
 y right hand that I may not be shaken. (Psalm 15:3\,8)\n\nEpistle\n\n2 Cor
 inthians 5:1-10\n\nAlleluia\, Tone 4\n\nverse: The just cried out and the 
 Lord heard them\, and delivered them out of their afflictions.\n\nverse: T
 he afflictions of the just are many\, and out of them all will the Lord de
 liver them. (Psalm 33:18\,20)\n\nGospel\n\nLuke 7:1-10\n\nCommunion Hymn\n
 \nRejoice in the Lord\, O you just\;* praise befits the righteous.* Allelu
 ia\, alleluia\,* alleluia. (Psalm 32:1)
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