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DESCRIPTION:GREAT VESPERS ON SATURDAY NIGHT\nKathisma Reading\n\n“Blessed is the man...” is sung.\n\nAt Psalm 140\n\nTone 3\n\nLead my soul forth from prison* that I may give thanks to Your name.\n\nBy Your Cross\, O Ch rist our Saviour\,* the power of Death has been vanquished\,* and the dece it of the devil has been destroyed.* Therefore\, mankind\, saved by faith\ ,* offers You hymns of praise forever.\n\nThe just shall gather around me* when You have been good to me.\n\nO Lord\, all creation has been enlighte ned by Your Resurrection\,* and Paradise has been reopened\;* therefore\, all creation extols You* and offers You hymns of praise forever.\n\nOut of the depths I cry to You\, O Lord\;* O Lord\, hear my voice!\n\nI glorify the power of the Father\, Son\, and Holy Spirit\;* and I praise the domini on of the undivided Divinity\,* the consubstantial Trinity* who reigns for ever and ever.\n\nLet Your ears be attentive* to the voice of my prayer.\n \nWe adore Your precious Cross\, O Christ\,* and with hymns of praise we g lorify Your Resurrection\;* for by Your wounds we have all been healed.\n\ nIf You mark iniquities\, Lord\, who can stand?* But with You forgiveness is that You may be revered.\n\nLet us sing the praises of the Saviour\,* w ho was incarnate of the Virgin\;* for He was crucified for our sake\,* and on the third day He arose from the dead\,* granting us His great mercy.\n \nI have waited for You as You have commanded\; my soul patiently relies o n Your promise\,* for it has trusted in the Lord.\n\nChrist descended into Hades and announced to those confined there:* Take courage\, for today I have conquered Death.* I am the Resurrection\, the One who will set you fr ee.* I have shattered the gates of the realm of Death.\n\nFrom the morning watch until night* let Israel trust in the Lord.\n\nO Christ our God\, we unworthily stand in Your most pure temple* and offer to You our evening h ymns.* From the depths of our souls we cry out to You:* O Lover of Mankind \, who has enlightened the world* by Your Resurrection on the third day\,* deliver Your people from the hands of Your enemies.\n\nTone 1\n\nFor with the Lord there is mercy\, and with Him there is plentiful redemption\;* a nd He shall redeem Israel from all its iniquities.\n\nO ineffable goodness who created the human form\,* You came to heal those who are ill.* O Chri st\, by Your word You raised the Paralytic at the Sheep Pool\;* You healed the suffering of the woman with the flow of blood\;* You showed mercy to the tormented daughter of the Canaanite woman\;* and You did not disdain t he prayer of the centurion.* Because of this we cry out in praise:* O Almi ghty Lord\, glory to You!\n\nPraise the Lord\, all the nations\;* proclaim His glory\, all you people.\n\nO ineffable goodness who created the human form\,* You came to heal those who are ill.* O Christ\, by Your word You raised the Paralytic at the Sheep Pool\;* You healed the suffering of the woman with the flow of blood\;* You showed mercy to the tormented daughter of the Canaanite woman\;* and You did not disdain the prayer of the centu rion.* Because of this we cry out in praise:* O Almighty Lord\, glory to Y ou!\n\nStrong is the love of the Lord for us\;* eternally will His truth e ndure.\n\nThe Paralytic was like an unburied dead man\,* and when he saw Y ou\, O Lord\, he cried out:* Have mercy on me\, for my bed has become my g rave.* Of what use is my life?* I have no need for the Sheep Pool\,* for t here is none to put me into the water.* Therefore\, I come to You\, O Foun tain of all healing\,* that with all I may cry to You:* O Lord Almighty\, glory to You!\n\nTone 5\, Glory…\n\nJesus went up to Jerusalem to the Sh eep Pool* which in Hebrew was called Bethesda.* And there lay a great mult itude of sick people in its five porticoes\;* for the angel of the Lord we nt down at certain times and stirred the water\,* granting healing to thos e who approach in faith.* The Lord saw there a man with a chronic illness\ ,* and He asked him: Do you want to be healed?* The sick man replied:* I h ave no one to put me into the pool when the water is stirred.* I have spen t my money on physicians* and received no help from anyone.* The Physician of soul and body said to him:* Take up your pallet and walk\;* proclaim t o the whole world* the greatness of My mercy and My mighty deeds.\n\nTone 3\, Now…\n\nO Lady most honourable\,* how could we but be rapt in wonder * at your giving birth to the incarnate God* who without a mother was born of a Father before all ages.* You gave Him birth in the flesh without a f ather\,* without a man’s instrumentality.* He is God and man whose two n atures are intact\,* neither one losing any of its properties.* Therefore\ , O Virgin Mother\, intercede with Him* to save the souls of those who bel ieve and profess in true faith* that you are the Mother of God.\n\nApostic ha\n\nTone 3\n\nO Christ\, who darkened the sun by Your passion* and enlig htened all creation by Your Resurrection\,* accept our evening prayer\, fo r You love mankind.\n\nLet God arise\;* let His enemies be scattered!\n\nT oday a sacred Pascha is revealed to us.* A new and holy Pascha.* A mystica l Pascha.* A Pascha worthy of veneration.* A Pascha which is Christ the Re deemer\,* a blameless Pascha.* A great Pascha.* A Pascha of the faithful.* A Pascha which has opened for us the gates of Paradise.* A Pascha which s anctifies all the faithful.\n\nAs smoke vanishes\,* let them vanish.\n\nCo me* from that scene\, O women bearers of glad tidings\,* and say to Sion:* Receive from us the glad tidings of joy* of Christ’s Resurrection:* Exu lt and be glad\,* and rejoice\, O Jerusalem\,* seeing Christ the King* who comes forth from the tomb like a Bridegroom in procession!\n\nSo let sinn ers flee from before the face of God\;* but let the righteous rejoice!\n\n The myrrh-bearing women* at the break of dawn* drew near to the tomb of th e LifeGiver.* There they found an angel* sitting upon the stone\,* he gree ted them with these words:* Why do you seek the living among the dead?* Wh y do you mourn the incorrupt amid corruption?* Go: proclaim the glad tidin gs to His disciples.\n\nThis is the day which the Lord has made:* Let us r ejoice and be glad in it!\n\nPascha of beauty!* The Pascha of the Lord!* P ascha!* A Pascha worthy of all honour* has dawned on us.* Pascha! Let us e mbrace each other joyously!* Pascha\, ransom from affliction!* For today a s from a bridal chamber* Christ has shown forth from the Tomb\,* and fille d the women with joy saying:* “Proclaim the glad tidings to the Apostles !”\n\nTone 8\, Glory…\n\nCountless monks honour you\, father Theodosiu s\, as their teacher\,* following in your footsteps\,* we have truly learn ed to live righteously.* Blessed are you who have toiled for Christ and ha ve brought low the power of the enemy\,* O friend of the angels and compan ion of the venerable ascetics.* pray with them to the Lord\,* that He may have mercy on our souls.\n\nNow…\n\nThis is the day of Resurrection\,* l et us be illumined by the Feast!* Let us embrace each other!* Let us call “Brothers!”* even those that hate us* and forgive all by the Resurrect ion\,* and so let us cry:\n\nChrist is risen from the dead\,* trampling de ath by death\,* and to those in the tombs* giving life!\n\nTroparia\n\nTon e 3\n\nLet the heavens be glad\, let the earth rejoice\,* for the Lord has done a mighty deed with His arm.* He trampled death by death. He became t he first-born of the dead\;* He saved us from the abyss of Hades* and gran ted great mercy to the world.\n\nGlory… Now…\n\nWe sing your praises\, O Virgin\;* for\, as the Mother of God\, you always intercede for the sal vation of the human race.* It is from you that our God and your Son took f lesh.* Then\, by suffering the passion on the Cross\,* and out of love for mankind\, He delivered us from corruption.\n\n \;\nGREAT MATINS ON SU NDAY MORNING\nUsual Beginning\n\nHexapsalm\n\nGreat Litany\n\nThe Lord is God\, Tone 3\n\nTroparia\, Tone 3\n\nLet the heavens be glad\, let the ear th rejoice\,* for the Lord has done a mighty deed with His arm.* He trampl ed death by death. He became the first-born of the dead\;* He saved us fro m the abyss of Hades* and granted great mercy to the world. (2)\n\nGlory … Now…\n\nWe sing your praises\, O Virgin\;* for\, as the Mother of Go d\, you always intercede for the salvation of the human race.* It is from you that our God and your Son took flesh.* Then\, by suffering the passion on the Cross\,* and out of love for mankind\, He delivered us from corrup tion.\n\nPsalter Reading\n\nStasis I: Psalms 9\, 10\nStasis II: Psalms 11\ , 12\, 13\nStasis III: Psalms 14\, 15\, 16\n\nSmall Litany\n\nSessional Hy mn I\, Tone 3\n\nChrist has arisen from the dead\, the first fruits of tho se that sleep.* The First-born of creation and Creator of all that has com e to be\,* has renewed in Himself the corrupted nature of our race.* Death \, you shall reign no more\,* for the Master of all things has destroyed y our dominion.\n\nArise\, O Lord my God\, let Your hands be lifted on high\ ;* forget not Your poor to the end.\n\nHaving tasted death in the flesh\, O Lord\,* You have blotted out the bitterness of death by Your arising* st rengthening mankind against it\, and announcing the abolition of the ancie nt curse.* Defender of our lives\, O Lord\, glory be to You!\n\nGlory… N ow…\n\nAwed by the beauty of your virginity* and the exceeding radiance of your purity\,* Gabriel called out to you\, O Theotokos:* What worthy hy mn of praise can I offer to you?* And what shall I name you?* I am in doub t and stand in awe.* Wherefore as commanded\, I cry to you:* Rejoice\, O F ull of Grace.\n\nPsalter Reading\n\nStasis I: Psalm 17\nStasis II: Psalms 18\, 19\, 20\nStasis III: Psalms 21\, 22\, 23\n\nSmall Litany\n\nSessional Hymn II\, Tone 3\n\nYou accepted all things that are by nature man’s\;* You made Yours\, all Yours\, all things that are the attributes of man\;* and You were well-pleased to be nailed upon the Cross\, O my Creator\,* c hoosing to submit to death as a man\,* that You might rescue mankind from the bonds of death for You are God.* For this cause\, O Life-giver\, we cr y aloud:* Glory be to Your tender compassion\, O Christ.\n\nI will confess You\, O Lord\, with my whole heart\,* I will tell of all Your wonders.\n\ nO faithful\, let us theologize concerning the incomprehensibility of the crucifixion\,* the ineffability of the resurrection\, the unspeakable myst ery\;* for today death and Hades have been made captive\,* and the human r ace has been clothed in incorruption.* Wherefore\, giving thanks\, we cry to You:* Glory be to Your arising\, O Christ!\n\nGlory… Now…\n\nThe he avens with love rejoiced* and the earth shook\, overcome with fear* when t hat angelic and pure voice addressed you\, O Theotokos.* For one feast has now been revealed for both those here and those on high\;* when Christ re deemed the first-fashioned man from death.* Wherefore we cry to you with t he Angel\, saying:* Rejoice\, pure Virgin Mother.\n\nEvlogitaria\n\nSmall Litany\n\nHypakoe\, Tone 3\n\nA Cause of amazement by his appearance\,* an d source of refreshment by his speech\,* the radiant Angel spoke to the my rrh-bearing women saying:* Why do you seek the living in a grave?* He has arisen\, emptying the graves.* Know that the unchangeable One has changed corruption.* Wherefore cry to God saying\,* ‘How fearful are Your works! * For You have saved mankind.’\n\nHymn of Ascent\, Tone 3\n\nAntiphon 1\ n\nYou\, O Word\, delivered the captivity of Sion from Babylon\,* Deliver me also* from the passions to life.\n\nThose who sow in the South* with te ars inspired by God\,* shall in joy reap sheaves of everlasting life.\n\nG lory… Now…\n\nBy the Holy Spirit\,* together with the Father and the S on* shines forth the reflection of every good gift\,* In Him all things li ve and have their being.\n\nAntiphon 2\n\nExcept the Lord build the house of the virtues\,* in vain do we labour.* While He protects our soul no one lays waste our city.\n\nThe Saints\, O Christ\, fruits of the womb\,* are by the Spirit\, always sons to You\,* as You are to the Father.\n\nGlory … Now…\n\nThe Holy Spirit is the inspiration of all that is holy and w ise\;* for He quickens every creature.* Let us worship Him* together with the Father and the Son\, for He is God.\n\nAntiphon 3\n\nThose who fear th e Lord are blessed* as they walk along the paths of His commandments\;* fo r they partake of the life-giving fruit.\n\nBe glad\, Chief Shepherd\,* be holding Your offspring around Your table* bearing the branches of good wor ks.\n\nGlory… Now…\n\nIn the Holy Spirit is a superabundance of glory\ ;* for from Him proceeds forth grace and life* into all creation\;* wheref ore He is praised together with the Father and the Word.\n\nProkeimenon\, Tone 3\n\nSay among the nations that the Lord reigns* For He has establish ed the world\, that it should not be moved.\n\nverse: O sing unto the Lord a new song\, sing unto the Lord all the earth.\n\nLet everything that has breath\, Tone 3\n\nGospel\n\nLuke 24:1-12\n\nHymn of Resurrection\n\nPsal m 50\n\nVerses at Psalm 50\n\nCanon \n\nThe Paschal Canon is ordinarily ta ken in full. Other Canons may be abbreviated or omitted at the discretion of the Rector. The Katavasia is sung at the end of each ode.\n\nOde 1\n\nI rmos: It is the Day of Resurrection\, let us be radiant\, O people\; Pasch a\, the Lord’s Pascha: for from death to life\, and from earth to heaven \, Christ God has brought us\, as we sing the song of victory.\n\nChrist i s risen from the dead.\n\nLet us purify our senses\, and we shall behold C hrist\, radiant with the unapproachable light of the Resurrection\, and we shall clearly hear Him say\, Rejoice! as we sing the hymn of victory.\n\n Christ is risen from the dead.\n\nLet the heavens be glad as is meet\, and let the earth rejoice\, and let the whole world\, both visible and invisi ble\, keep festival: for Christ is risen\, O gladness eternal.\n\nO Most H oly Theotokos\, save us!\n\nYou have broken through the barrier of death\, by giving birth to Christ\, the eternal Life\, Who today has shone forth from the tomb\, O all-immaculate Virgin\, and Who has enlightened the worl d.\n\nO Most Holy Theotokos\, save us!\n\nHaving beheld your resurrected S on and God\, rejoice with the apostles\, O Pure One who are full of the gr ace of God\, and be the first to rejoice\, as you have received the Cause of joy for all\, O all-immaculate Mother of God.\n\nOf the Paralytic\n\nGl ory be to You\, our God\, Glory be to You.\n\nWorking signs and doing wond ers\, O only King\, You willingly endured the Cross\, since You are compas sionate\; and having put death to death by death\, You quickened us.\n\nGl ory be to You\, our God\, Glory be to You.\n\nLet us dance for joy with fa ith today on the arising of Christ\, O peoples. Hades has been despoiled o f them that he held in bonds\, and he surrendered them\, as they praised t he mighty deeds of God.\n\nGlory be to You\, our God\, Glory be to You.\n\ nO You Who by divine might once healed the paralytic by Your word\, O Chri st\, and commanded him who had been ailing for many years to take up his b ed\, heal my soul\, which grievously ails.\n\nGlory be to You\, our God\, Glory be to You.\n\nOf old an Angel came down to the Sheep’s Pool and he aled one man each year\; but now Christ cleanses endless multitudes by div ine Baptism.\n\nHoly Archangel Michael\, pray to God for us.\n\nO leader o f the Angels and Supreme Commander of the Ministers on high\, shelter and protect from all manner of temptations them that are gathered together in thine honoured temple\, praising God.\n\nGlory…\n\nWith the Bodiless one s\, let us unceasingly praise the Beginningless God\, Who is in three Hypo stases and one Nature\, even the Father\, Word\, and Spirit\, Who has a Ki ngdom and indivisible power.\n\nNow…\n\nSave from dangers\, conquest of barbarians\, civil war and the sword\, and every other danger\, this your flock\, which ever faithfully honours you\, O pure one.\n\nKatavasia: It i s the Day of Resurrection\, let us be radiant\, O people\; Pascha\, the Lo rd’s Pascha: for from death to life\, and from earth to heaven\, Christ God has brought us\, as we sing the song of victory.\n\nOde 3\n\nIrmos: Co me\, let us drink a new drink\, not one miraculously brought forth from a barren rock but the Fountain of Incorruption\, springing forth from the to mb of Christ\, in Whom we are strengthened.\n\nChrist is risen from the de ad.\n\nNow all things are filled with light\; heaven and earth\, and the n ethermost pares of the earth\; let all creation\, therefore\, celebrate th e arising of Christ whereby it is strengthened.\n\nChrist is risen from th e dead.\n\nYesterday I was buried with You\, O Christ\; today I rise with Your arising. Yesterday I was crucified with You\; glorify me with You\, O Saviour\, in Your kingdom.\n\nO Most Holy Theotokos\, save us!\n\nInto in corruptible life have I entered today\, through the goodness of Him Who wa s born of you\, O Pure One\, and Who makes all the ends of the earth radia nt with joy.\n\nO Most Holy Theotokos\, save us!\n\nHaving beheld God\, Wh om you bore in the flesh\, risen from the dead\, as He said\, O pure one\; dance\, and magnify Him as God* O most pure one.\n\nOf the Paralytic\n\nG lory be to You\, our God\, Glory be to You.\n\nWhen of old the sun beheld You hanging upon the Tree\, O Word\, the light withdrew and all the earth was troubled\; the dead arose when You reposed\, O Almighty One.\n\nGlory be to You\, our God\, Glory be to You.\n\nWhen You went into the womb of t he earth with Your soul\, Hades gave forth the souls which it possessed\, who cried to Your might a song of thanksgiving\, O only Lord.\n\nGlory be to You\, our God\, Glory be to You.\n\nO supremely good One\, heal my soul \, which has been ailing grievously for many years\, as You once healed th e paralytic\, that I may walk in Your way\, which You showed to them that long for You.\n\nHoly Archangel Michael\, pray to God for us.\n\nTogether with the Hosts on high\, O Archangel of God\, make supplication for us who praise you with faith\, preserving and protecting us from falling into th e passions of life.\n\nGlory…\n\nLet us cry: Glory to the Father\, the S on\, and the Spirit\, for by nature God is one\, Whom all the powers of th e Heavens glorify in fear\, crying: Holy\, Holy\, Holy.\n\nNow…\n\nSeedl ess was your conception\, and transcending understanding was your childbir th\, O immaculate Virgin Mother\; an awesome deed\, an exceeding great won der\, honoured by the Angels and glorified by mortal men\, O Lady and Maid en.\n\n \n\nKatavasia: Come\, let us drink a new drink\, not one miraculo usly brought forth from a barren rock but the Fountain of Incorruption\, s pringing forth from the tomb of Christ\, in Whom we are strengthened.\n\n& nbsp\;\n\nKontakion of Pascha\, Tone 8\n\nThough  You descended into a to mb\, O Immortal One\,* yet You destroyed the power of Hades\;* and You ros e as victor\, O Christ God\,* calling to the myrrh-bearing women: Rejoice! * and giving peace to Your Apostles:* You\, who grant resurrection to the fallen.\n\n \n\nIkos\n\nThe myrrh-bearing maidens forestalled the dawn\, seeking\, as it were day\, the Sun that was before the sun and Who had onc e set in the tomb\, and they cried out one to another: O friends! come\, l et us anoint with spices the life-bringing and buried Body\, the Flesh tha t raised up fallen Adam\, that now lies in the tomb. Let us go\, let us ha sten\, like the Magi\, and let us worship and offer myrrh as a gift to Him Who is wrapped now not in swaddling clothes but in a shroud. And let us w eep and cry aloud: O Master\, arise\, You\, Who grant resurrection to the fallen.\n\n \;\n\nSessional Hymn\, Tone 3\n\nA word alone made strong the paralytic\,* since it had been uttered by the universal Word\,* Who ha d appeared upon the earth out of His loving compassion.* Wherefore\, he de parted hence and went forth bearing his own bed\,* and the scribes\, altho ugh  they saw this great deed which was brought to pass\,* since they wer e held by evil\,* and palsied in soul by their envy\, they endured not.\n\ nGlory… Now…\n\nAwed by the beauty of your virginity* and the exceedin g radiance of your purity\,* Gabriel called out to you\, O Theotokos:* Wha t worthy hymn of praise can I offer to you?* And what shall I name you?* I am in doubt and stand in awe.* Wherefore as commanded\, I cry to you:* Re joice\, O Full of Grace.\n\n \;\n\nOde 4\n\nIrmos: On divine watch let the God-inspired Habakkuk stand with us and show forth the light-bearing angel clearly saying: Today salvation is come to the world\, for Christ is risen as Almighty.\n\nChrist is risen from the dead.\n\nAs a man-child di d Christ appear when He came forth from the Virgin’s womb\, and as a mor tal He was called the Lamb. Without blemish also\, is our Pascha for He ta sted no defilement\; and as true God\, perfect was He proclaimed.\n\nChris t is risen from the dead.\n\nLike a yearling lamb\,*Christ\, our blessed C rown\,*of His own will was sacrificed for all\,*a Pascha of purification\; *and from the tomb the beautiful Sun of Righteousness*shone forth again up on us.\n\nChrist is risen from the dead.\n\nDavid\, the ancestor of God\,* danced with leaping before the symbolical Ark\;*let us also\, the holy peo ple of God\, beholding the fulfilment of the symbols\, be divinely glad\; for Christ is risen as Almighty.\n\nO Most Holy Theotokos\, save us!\n\nHe Who created Adam your forefather\, O Pure One\, took form from you\, and the habitation of the dead has He demolished today through His death\, and shone upon all things with the divine radiance of the Resurrection.\n\nO Most Holy Theotokos\, save us!\n\nBeholding Christ\, Whom you have borne\, shining forth splendidly from the dead\, O Pure One\, who are good and sp otless among women\, and comely today\, rejoicing with the apostles in the salvation of all\, Him do you glorify.\n\nOf the Paralytic\n\nGlory be to You\, our God\, Glory be to You.\n\nConsumed by envy\, the multitude of t he Hebrews crucified You on the Tree\, O Lord\; and having annulled the co ndemnation of death\, You arose as One mighty\, raising up the world toget her with Yourself.\n\nGlory be to You\, our God\, Glory be to You.\n\nWhy seek with myrrh the inexhaustible Myrrh\, O women? He is risen\, said he t hat sat in white apparel\, and He has filled the world with spiritual frag rance.\n\nGlory be to You\, our God\, Glory be to You.\n\nTaking upon Your self the likeness of a servant\, out of the excess of Your compassion You came and made whole him who had been bedridden for many years\, O Word\, c ommanding him to take up his bed.\n\nGlory be to You\, our God\, Glory be to You.\n\nAn Angel of the Lord at a certain season came down and troubled the water in the Sheep’s Pool\, making whole one person only. But Chris t saves endless multitudes by divine baptism.\n\nHoly Archangel Michael\, pray to God for us.\n\nO leader of the Angels and guide of the erring\, O Supreme Commander of the Lord\, come into our midst at this hour\, and bea r the prayers of us all to the only Creator and Master.\n\nGlory…\n\nThe Holy Trinity is united in nature\, divided in Hypostases\; being the supe r-essential Father\, the co-eternal Son\, and the Holy and Only Almighty S pirit.\n\nNow…\n\nHow is it that you suckle a babe\, O pure one? How do you give birth to a child more ancient than Adam? How do you carry in your arms a Son\, Who is seated upon the shoulders of the Cherubim? As He alon e knows\, as He understands\, even He that has given existence to all that is.\n\nKataviasia: On divine watch let the God-inspired Habakkuk stand wi th us and show forth the light-bearing angel clearly saying: Today salvati on is come to the world\, for Christ is risen as Almighty.\n\nOde 5\n\nIrm os: Let us awake in the deep dawn\, and instead of myrrh\, offer a hymn to the Master\, and we shall see Christ\, the Sun of Righteousness\, Who cau ses life to dawn for all.\n\nChrist is risen from the dead.\n\nSeeing Your boundless compassion they who were held in the bonds of hades hastened to the light\, O Christ\, with gladsome feet\, praising the Pascha eternal.\ n\nChrist is risen from the dead.\n\nBearing lights\, let us approach Chri st\, Who comes forth from the tomb like a bridegroom\, and with the feast- loving ranks of angels let us celebrate the saving Pascha of God.\n\nO Mos t Holy Theotokos\, save us!\n\nEnlightened by the divine rays and the life -bearing Resurrection of your Son\, O most pure Mother of God\, the gather ing of the pious is filled with joy.\n\nO Most Holy Theotokos\, save us!\n \nYou did not open the gates of virginity in the Incarnation\, nor the sea l upon the tomb did You destroy\, O King of creation\; from whence seeing You risen\, Your Mother rejoices.\n\nOf the Paralytic\n\nGlory be to You\, our God\, Glory be to You.\n\nYou were lifted up upon the Tree of the Cro ss\, thereby raising the whole world together with Yourself\; and becoming One among the dead\, O God\, You have raised up them that were dead from all ages.\n\nGlory be to You\, our God\, Glory be to You.\n\nChrist is ris en\, as He said\, having emptied the realms of Hades\, and He has appeared to the Apostles\, granting them everlasting joy.\n\nGlory be to You\, our God\, Glory be to You.\n\nThe Angel was seen by the women to be as brilli ant as lightning and as white as snow\, saying: Weep not\; our Life has ar isen and quickened them that were dead in the graves.\n\nGlory be to You\, our God\, Glory be to You.\n\nEven as You raised up the paralytic\, O Chr ist\, so also raise up my soul which is palsied by transgressions\, and gr ant that I may fare well as I walk in Your upright ways.\n\nHoly Archangel Michael\, pray to God for us.\n\nO Michael\, Leader of the Angels\, save the people who are gathered today in your temple\, and who proclaim the mi ghty deeds of God.\n\nGlory…\n\nOf equal honour is the threefold Unity: Divided piously in hypostases\, but united in nature is the Father\, the S on\, and the Divine Spirit.\n\nNow…\n\nYour seedless childbearing\, O pu re one\, and your incomprehensible birthgiving do we praise\, while blessi ng you as the Mother of the Creator and Master of all.\n\nKatavasia: Let u s awake in the deep dawn\, and instead of myrrh\, offer a hymn to the Mast er\, and we shall see Christ\, the Sun of Righteousness\, Who causes life to dawn for all.\n\nOde 6\n\nIrmos: You descended into the nethermost pare s of the earth\, and shattered the eternal bars that held the fettered\, O Christ\, and on the third day* like Jonah from the whale\, You arose from the tomb.\n\nChrist is risen from the dead.\n\nHaving kept the seals inta ct\, O Christ\, You arose from the tomb* O You Who did not break the seal of the Virgin by Your birth\, and You have opened for us the doors of Para dise.\n\nChrist is risen from the dead.\n\nO my Saviour\, the living and u nslain Sacrifice\, when\, as God\, You\, of Your Own will\, had offered up Yourself to the Father\, You raised up with Yourself the whole race of Ad am\, when You arose from the tomb.\n\nO Most Holy Theotokos\, save us!\n\n He that of old was held by death and corruption is raised up by Him Who wa s incarnate of your most pure womb\, O Theotokos Virgin\, to incorruption and everlasting life.\n\nO Most Holy Theotokos\, save us!\n\nHe Who went d own into the nethermost pares of the earth\, and came into your womb\, O P ure One\, and dwelt and past understanding was incarnate\, has also raised up Adam with Himself when He rose from the tomb.\n\nOf the Paralytic\n\nG lory be to You\, our God\, Glory be to You.\n\nOf Your own will You were l ifted up upon the Tree\, and laid as one dead in the sepulchre\, and havin g quickened together all those who were dead in Hades\, O Christ\, You rai sed them by Your divine power.\n\nGlory be to You\, our God\, Glory be to You.\n\nWhen Hades met You below\, O Compassionate One\, it was embittered \, and in haste it gave up those whom it held in bonds\, who with unceasin g voices praise Your awesome Resurrection\, O Saviour.\n\nGlory be to You\ , our God\, Glory be to You.\n\nOn beholding Christ\, the Life of all\, ar isen from the grave\, the divine disciples worshipped Him with love\, upri ght knowledge\, and joyfulness of soul.\n\nGlory be to You\, our God\, Glo ry be to You.\n\nWhen he who laid for many years upon a bed of affliction was made whole by Your command\, O Christ\, he glorified and praised Your compassion\, O Giver of life.\n\nHoly Archangel Michael\, pray to God for us.\n\nO Michael\, leader of the Angels\, as you stand before the throne o f the Master\, be present in our midst\, guiding toward the paths of life those who possess you as a fervent protector.\n\nGlory…\n\nTogether with the awesome Hosts on high I reverence You\, Who are a Trinity in Hypostas es\; I proclaim You\, Who are a Unity in essence\, O beginningless Father\ , Son\, and Upright Spirit\, God of all things.\n\nNow…\n\nHe that susta ins all things by His divine command is held in your arms\, O Virgin Theot okos\, and since He is compassionate He rescues us from the enslaving hand of the evil one.\n\nKatavasia: You descended into the nethermost pares of the earth\, and shattered the eternal bars that held the fettered\, O Chr ist\, and on the third day* like Jonah from the whale\, You arose from the tomb.\n\nKontakion\, Tone 3\n\nLord\, as of old You raised the Paralytic\ ,* lift my soul by Your divine presence\,* for by my many sins and foolish actions\, I\, too\, am now afflicted and crippled.* Raise me\, that being saved I may cry to You: Glory to Your power\, O merciful Christ.\n\nIkos\ n\nO You Who hold the ends of the earth in the palm of Your hand\, O Jesus our God\, Who are co-beginningless with the Father\, and Who\, together w ith the Holy Spirit\, rule over all things: You appeared in the flesh\, he aling infirmities\, driving away passions\, and giving sight to the blind. And\, by a divine word\, You raised up the paralytic\, commanding him to walk straightway and to take up upon his shoulders his bed\, which before time had borne him. Wherefore\, together with him we all praise You and cr y: O Compassionate One\, glory to Your dominion and might\, O Christ.\n\n& nbsp\;\n\nOde 7\n\nIrmos: He Who delivered the Children from the furnace\, became man\, suffers as a mortal\, and through His Passion clothes mortal ity with the beauty of incorruption\, He is the only blessed and most glor ious God of our fathers.\n\nChrist is risen from the dead.\n\nThe godly-wi se women with myrrh followed after You in haste\; but Him Whom they sought with tears as dead\, they worshipped joyfully as the living God\, and the y brought to Your disciples\, O Christ\, the good tidings of the mystical Pascha.\n\nChrist is risen from the dead.\n\nWe celebrate the death of dea th\, the destruction of hades\, the beginning of another life eternal\, an d leaping for joy\, we hymn the Cause\, the only blessed and supremely glo rious God of our fathers.\n\nChrist is risen from the dead.\n\nFor truly s acred and all-festive is this saving night\, and this shining\, light-bear ing day\, the harbinger of the Resurrection\, whereon the Timeless Light b odily from the tomb upon all has shined.\n\nO Most Holy Theotokos\, save u s!\n\nYour Son\, having put death to death\, O all-immaculate one\, today has granted to all mortals the life that abides to the ages of ages\, the only blessed and supremely glorious God of our fathers.\n\nO Most Holy The otokos\, save us!\n\nHe Who reigns over all creation\, became man\, dwelli ng in your God-graced womb\, and having endured crucifixion and death\, is risen in a God-befitting manner\, raising us up with Himself\, for He is Almighty.\n\nOf the Paralytic\n\nGlory be to You\, our God\, Glory be to Y ou.\n\nOn seeing You stretched out upon the Tree\, the sun withdrew its li ght\, not having the strength to shine upon the world when You\, O King of all\, was setting\, so that all the nations might be enlightened.\n\nGlor y be to You\, our God\, Glory be to You.\n\nYou arose\, thereby emptying t he tombs and despoiling Hades by Your almighty power. Wherefore we praise Your honoured and divine arising\, O Christ.\n\nGlory be to You\, our God\ , Glory be to You.\n\nWhy seek the Living as one dead? He is risen\, He is not in the grave: Thus did the divine Angel of old\, who was like lightni ng\, cry to the myrrh-bearers.\n\nGlory be to You\, our God\, Glory be to You.\n\nHaving\, by Your word\, made whole the paralytic who had been bedr idden for many years\, You cried aloud: Take up your bed and walk\, praisi ng God’s mighty deeds.\n\nHoly Archangel Michael\, pray to God for us.\n \nO Michael\, Supreme Commander of the Lord\, by your mediation\, guide an d shelter from all manner of evil those who are gathered in your temple wi th faith to the praise of God.\n\nGlory…\n\nO Trinity\, since You are th e God and Master of all\, save from diverse perils us who praise You with faith\, and make us partakers of Your blessings.\n\nNow…\n\nAfter ineffa bly bearing Him Who without change was begotten of the beginningless Fathe r before all ages\, you remained a virgin\; for this cause we bless you\, O pure one.\n\nKatavasia: He Who delivered the Children from the furnace\, became man\, suffers as a mortal\, and through His Passion clothes mortal ity with the beauty of incorruption\, He is the only blessed and most glor ious God of our fathers.\n\n \;\n\nOde 8\n\nIrmos: This chosen and hol y day is the first of the Sabbaths\, the queen and lady\, the feast of fea sts\, and the festival of festivals\, wherein we bless Christ throughout t he ages.\n\nChrist is risen from the dead.\n\nCome\, on this auspicious da y of the Resurrection\, let us partake of the fruit of the new vine of div ine gladness of the kingdom of Christ\, praising Him as God throughout the ages.\n\nChrist is risen from the dead.\n\nLift up your eyes about you\, O Sion\,* and see\, for behold\, there comes to you\, like God-illumined b eacons\, from the west\, and from the north\, and from the sea\, and from the east\, your children\, in you blessing Christ throughout the ages.\n\n O Most Holy Trinity\, our God\, glory be to You.\n\nO Father Almighty\, an d Word\, and Spirit\, one Nature united in three Hypostases\, transcendent and most divine! Into You have we been baptized\, and You will we bless t hroughout all ages.\n\nO Most Holy Theotokos\, save us!\n\nThrough you the Lord came into the world\, O Virgin Theotokos\, and the womb of hades did He tear open\, granting to us mortals resurrection\; Wherefore\, we bless Him throughout the ages.\n\nO Most Holy Theotokos\, save us!\n\nLaying lo w all the dominion of death by His Resurrection\, your Son\, O Virgin\, as the mighty God\, has raised us up with Himself and deified us\; wherefore we sing His praise throughout the ages.\n\nOf the Paralytic\n\nGlory be t o You\, our God\, Glory be to You.\n\nThe veil was rent in two when You we re crucified\, O our Saviour\, and death gave up the dead which it had dev oured\; and Hades was stripped bare when it saw You coming into the nether most regions of the earth.\n\nGlory be to You\, our God\, Glory be to You. \n\nO death\, where is your sting? O Hades\, where is your victory? You we re put to death and destroyed by the risen King. No longer do you reign\; for the Mighty One has taken away those whom you had in bondage.\n\nGlory be to You\, our God\, Glory be to You.\n\nRun quickly and proclaim the Res urrection to the Apostles\, said the youth who appeared to the myrrh-beare rs. The Master is risen\, and\, in a marvellous manner\, those dead from a ll ages have arisen together with Him.\n\nGlory be to You\, our God\, Glor y be to You.\n\nHaving lain bedridden for many years\, the paralytic cried : Have mercy on me\, who am oppressed by need\, O Redeemer. And He command s him to take up his bed in haste and walk upright.\n\nHoly Archangel Mich ael\, pray to God for us.\n\nAs the Leader of the Immaterial Hosts\, O Sup reme Commander\, pray together with them that we be granted deliverance fr om our offences\, correction of life\, and the enjoyment of everlasting go od things yonder.\n\nLet us bless Father\, Son\, Holy Spirit\, the Lord!\n \nWith one accord let us praise the uncreated\, undivided Essence\, the Go dhead of three Hypostases\, the beginningless God the Father\, the Son\, a nd Holy Spirit\, as we cry out the awesome melody of the Seraphim.\n\nNow …\n\nOf old Isaiah beheld you as a book\, O Ever-virgin\, wherein\, by t he finger of the Father\, the timeless Word was inscribed\, Who saves from all irrationality us who praise you with sacred words.\n\nWe praise\, we bless\, we worship the Lord\, praising and supremely exalting Him througho ut all ages.\n\nKatavasia: This chosen and holy day is the first of the Sa bbaths\, the queen and lady\, the feast of feasts\, and the festival of fe stivals\, wherein we bless Christ throughout the ages.\n\nThe Magnificat i s not sung.\n\nOde 9\n\nIrmos: Shine\, shine\, O new Jerusalem\, for the g lory of the Lord has risen upon you! Exult now and be glad\, O Sion! And y ou\, O chaste Mother of God\, take delight in the resurrection of your Son .\n\nChrist is risen from the dead.\n\nO how divine\, how loving\, how swe et is Your voice! For You have truly promised to be with us to the end of the age\, O Christ\; having this foundation of hope\, we the faithful rejo ice.\n\nChrist is risen from the dead.\n\nO Christ\, You great and most sa cred Pascha! O Wisdom\, Word\, and Power of God! Grant us to partake of Yo u more fully in the unwaning day of Your kingdom.\n\nO Most Holy Theotokos \, save us!\n\nWith one voice\, O Virgin\, the faithful bless you. Rejoice \, O Portal of the Lord\; rejoice\, O living City\; rejoice\, through whom for our sake the Light has shone\, Who\, born of you\, is the Resurrectio n of the dead.\n\nO Most Holy Theotokos\, save us!\n\nBe glad and rejoice\ , O Portal of the Divine Light: for Jesus set into the grave\, has dawned forth shining more brightly than the sun\, and has illumined all the faith ful\, O divinely joyous Lady.\n\nOf the Paralytic\n\nGlory be to You\, our God\, Glory be to You.\n\nWhen You were lifted up upon the Tree\, O Jesus \, thereby raising us up together with Yourself. And when of Your own will You were laid in the tomb\, You rose from the tombs all the dead who prai sed Your incomprehensible power and Your invincible might.\n\nGlory be to You\, our God\, Glory be to You.\n\nYou dawned forth from the grave as One most comely\, like a bridegroom from a bridal chamber\, O most comely Wor d\; and You dispelled the gloom of Hades\, leading forth those who were in bonds\, and who cried with one accord: Glory be to Your glory\, glory be to Your arising\, O Jesus our God.\n\nGlory be to You\, our God\, Glory be to You.\n\nBringing their tears and sighs mingled together with myrrh\, t he women came with haste to Your all-holy sepulchre. And through faith the y were instructed concerning the glorious arising of Christ\, which we cel ebrate\, as we rejoice in gladness of soul.\n\nGlory be to You\, our God\, Glory be to You.\n\nBodily health followed Your command\, O Christ\, and the former paralytic was seen walking with haste and bearing his bed where on he had lain for many years\, and he praised Your great might.\n\nHoly A rchangel Michael\, pray to God for us.\n\nPray for our enlightenment\, O g reat Supreme Commander\, who ever stands in the presence of the great Ligh t\, that our life may be peaceful\, for it is ever troubled by the assault s of the serpent and by the circumstances of life\, O right glorious one.\ n\nGlory…\n\nMost reverently do I glorify You\, O Light and Lights\, O L ife and Lives\, O Father\, Word and Holy Spirit\, tri-hypostatic Unity\, i ndivisible Dominion\, uncommingled Godhead\; and together with the Hosts o n high\, I cry out: Holy\, Holy\, Holy.\n\nNow…\n\nChrist\, the great Su n\, came forth from your light-bearing womb\, and with brilliant rays enli ghtened the world\, O immaculate one\, and dispelled the darkness of our t ransgressions. Wherefore\, we praise you\, since you are the cause of all good things\, O Bride of God.\n\nKatavasia: Shine\, shine\, O new Jerusale m\, for the glory of the Lord has risen upon you! Exult now and be glad\, O Sion! And you\, O chaste Mother of God\, take delight in the resurrectio n of your Son.\n\nSmall Litany\n\nHoly is the Lord\n\nHymn of Light\n\nHav ing fallen asleep in the flesh\, as a mortal\, O King and Lord\, on the th ird day You arose again* raising up Adam from corruption\, and abolishing death: O Pascha of incorruption\, Salvation of the world! (2)\n\nGlory… Now…\n\nThe Lover of mankind\, the all-compassionate Lord\, drew nigh an d stood at the Sheep’s Pool that He might heal men’s diseases\; and th ere He found a man who had lain bed-ridden\, and enfeebled for many years. And He cried aloud to him\, saying: Take up your bed now\, and go forth\; walk in the upright and straight paths.\n\nPraises\n\nStichera of the Pra ises\, Tone 3\n\nTo carry out the sentence pre-ordained:* this honour is f or all His faithful.\n\nCome all you nations\,* acknowledge the power of t he dread mystery\;* for Christ our Saviour\, the beginningless Word\,* was crucified for us and was willingly buried* and arose from the dead to sav e the whole universe.* Let us worship Him.\n\nPraise God in His holy place \, praise Him in His mighty heavens.\n\nYou guards recounted all the marve ls\, O Lord\,* but\, by filling their right hands with money\,* the Sanhed rin of folly thought to conceal Your Resurrection\,* which the world glori fies\;* have mercy upon us.\n\nPraise Him for His powerful deeds\,* praise His surpassing greatness.\n\nAll things have been filled with joy on rece iving proof of the Resurrection.* For Mary Magdalene having come to the to mb\,* found an Angel seated upon the stone\,* radiant in shining raiment\, saying:* Why do you seek the living among the dead?* He is not here\, but He has arisen\, as He foretold\,* and goes before you into Galilee.\n\nO praise Him with sound of trumpet\,* praise Him with lute and harp\;\n\nIn Your light\, O Master and Lover of mankind\,* shall we see light.* For aro se from the dead\,* granting salvation to the race of mankind\,* wherefore all creation glorifies You\, the only sinless one\;* have mercy upon us.\ n\nPraise Him with timbrel and dance\,* praise Him with strings and pipes. \n\nAs a morning hymn\, O Lord\,* the Myrrh-bearing Women offered You thei r tears.* For bringing perfumes of sweet fragrances\, they came to Your gr ave\, eager to anoint Your most pure Body.* An angel seated upon the stone declared to them the good tidings:* Why do you seek the living among the dead?* For He has trampled down death\, He has arisen as God\,* granting t o all His great mercy.\n\nO praise Him with resounding cymbals\, praise Hi m with clashing of cymbals.* Let everything that lives and that breathes g ive praise to the Lord.\n\nA radiant Angel seated by You life-giving tomb* spoke to the Myrrh-bearing women saying:* The Redeemer has emptied the to mbs\,* He has despoiled Hades* and has arisen on the third day as alone Go d and all-powerful.\n\nArise\, O Lord my God\, let Your hands be lifted on high\;* forget not Your poor to the end.\n\nOn the first day of the week Mary Magdalene came to the tomb seeking You.* When she did not find You\, she lamented and cried out with grief:* Alas\, my Saviour\, how have You\, the King of all\, been stolen?* But a pair of radiant Angels from within the sepulchre cried out:* Why do you weep\, woman?* I weep\, she said\, be cause they have taken my Lord from the tomb* and I know not where they hav e laid Him.* Whereupon\, turning back and seeing You\, she at once cried o ut:* My Lord and my God\, glory be to You!\n\nI will confess You\, O Lord\ , with my whole heart\,* I will tell of all Your wonders.\n\nThe Hebrews s hut Life within the tomb\;* but the Thief opened the Paradise of pure deli ght with his voice when he cried aloud saying:* The One who was crucified with me and who was hung with me upon the tree* also appears to me seated upon a throne together with the Father.* For He is Christ our God\, who ha s great mercy.\n\nTone 8\, Glory…\n\nO Lord\, not the pool\, but Your wo rd healed and renewed the paralytic\;* nor was he hindered by his infirmit y of many years\;* for the might of Your voice proved to be more effective .* And he cast off his heavy burden and carried the weight of his bed* as a testimony to the abundance of Your compassions.* Glory be to You.\n\nTon e 2\, Now…\n\nYou are truly most blessed\, O virgin Mother of God.* Thro ugh the One who was incarnate of you\,* Hades was chained\, Adam revived\, the curse wiped out\,* Eve set free\, Death put to death\,* and we oursel ves were brought back to life.* That is why we cry out in praise\;* Blesse d are You\, O Christ our God\,* who finds in this your good pleasure. Glor y to You!\n\nGreat Doxology\n\nTrisagion Prayers\n\nTroparion\, Tone 2\n\n Today salvation has come to the world.* Let us sing to Him who is risen fr om the tomb\,* the Author of Life who has crushed Death by his death* and bestowed on us victory and great mercy.\n\nInsistent Litany\n\nLitany of S upplication\n\nGreat Dismissal\n\nAfter the dismissal\, the Gospel Sticher on\, Tone 6:\n\nGlory… Now…\n\nVery early in the morning * the women w ent to Your tomb\, O Christ\, * but the Body desired by them was not to be found. * Therefore two men stood by them in shining garments * and said t o them as they were much perplexed: * “Why do you seek the living among the dead? * He is risen as He had said. * Why do you remember not His word s?” * And believing the things they had seen they proclaimed them * but it was thought that the good tidings were idle tales. * So dull still were the disciples. * But Peter ran and beholding\, gave You glory in himself for the wonders.\n\n \;\nAT DIVINE LITURGY ON SUNDAY MORNING\nAfter th e priest has exclaimed\, Blessed be the Kingdom… and the people have res ponded\, Amen\, the clergy sing the Paschal Troparion once and the people repeat it. Then\, the clergy sing the first half\, and the people conclude it.\n\nPaschal Troparion\n\nChrist is risen from the dead\,* trampling de ath by death\,* and to those in the tombs* giving life.\n\nTroparia and Ko ntakia\n\nTroparion\, Tone 3: Let the heavens be glad\, let the earth rejo ice\,* for the Lord has done a mighty deed with His arm.* He trampled deat h by death. He became the first-born of the dead\;* He saved us from the a byss of Hades* and granted great mercy to the world.\n\nGlory be to the Fa ther\, and to the Son\, and to the Holy Spirit.\n\nKontakion\, Tone 3: Lor d\, as of old You raised the Paralytic\,* lift my soul by Your divine pres ence\,* for by many sins and foolish actions\,* I\, too\, am now afflicted and crippled.* Raise me\, that being saved I may cry to You:* Glory to Yo ur power\, O merciful Christ.\n\nNow and for ever and ever. Amen.\n\nKonta kion\, Tone 8: Though  You descended into a tomb\, O Immortal One\,* yet You destroyed the power of Hades\;* and You rose as victor\, O Christ God\ ,* calling to the myrrh-bearing women: Rejoice!* and giving peace to Your Apostles:* You\, who grant Resurrection to the fallen.\n\nProkeimenon\, To ne 1\n\nLet Your mercy\, O Lord\, be upon us\, as we have hoped in You.\n\ nverse: Rejoice in the Lord\, O you just\; praise befits the righteous. (P salm 32:22\,1)\n\nEpistle\n\nActs 9:32-42\n\nAlleluia\, Tone 5\n\nverse: O f Your mercies\, O Lord\, I will sing forever\; with my mouth I will procl aim Your truth from generation to generation.\n\nverse: For You have said\ , “Mercy will be established forever.” (Psalm 32:22\,1)\n\nGospel\n\nJ ohn 5:1-15\n\nHymn to the Theotokos\n\nThe Angel cried out to the One full of Grace: O chaste Virgin\, rejoice! And again I say\, Rejoice! Your Son has risen from the tomb on the third day\, and raised the dead. Let all pe ople rejoice! Shine\, shine\, O new Jerusalem\, for the glory of the Lord has risen upon you! Exult now and be glad\, O Sion! And you\, O chaste Mot her of God\, take delight in the resurrection of your Son.\n\nCommunion Hy mn\n\nReceive the Body of Christ\;* taste the fountain of immortality.* Pr aise the Lord from the heavens\; praise Him in the highest.* Alleluia\, al leluia\,* alleluia. (Psalm 148:1)\n\nInstead of Blessed is He Who comes… we sing:\n\nChrist is risen from the dead\,* trampling death by death\,* and to those in the tombs* giving life.\n\nInstead of We have seen the tru e light… we sing:\n\nChrist is risen from the dead\,* trampling death by death\,* and to those in the tombs* giving life.\n\nInstead of May our mo uths be filled… we sing three times:\n\nChrist is risen from the dead\,* trampling death by death\,* and to those in the tombs* giving life.\n\nIn stead of Blessed be the name of the Lord… we sing three times:\n\nChrist is risen from the dead\,* trampling death by death\,* and to those in the tombs* giving life.\n\nAt the dismissal\, instead of Glory be to the Fath er and the Son and the Holy Spirit\, now and forever and ever. Amen. we ch ant:\n\nChrist is risen from the dead\, trampling death by death\,* and to those in the tombs giving life.\n\nAfter the final Amen\, the Troparion C hrist is risen is sung as at the beginning of the Liturgy\, but with the a ddition:\n\nAnd to us He has granted life eternal\;* we bow down before Hi s resurrection on the third day.\n\n \; END:VEVENT BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Edmonton X-LIC-LOCATION:America/Edmonton BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20260308T030000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0600 TZNAME:MDT END:DAYLIGHT END:VTIMEZONE END:VCALENDAR