BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//wp-events-plugin.com//7.4.2//EN TZID:America/Winnipeg X-WR-TIMEZONE:America/Winnipeg BEGIN:VEVENT UID:554@liturgy.royaldoors.net DTSTART;TZID=America/Winnipeg;VALUE=DATE:20260816 DTEND;TZID=America/Winnipeg;VALUE=DATE:20260817 DTSTAMP:20260805T151418Z URL:https://liturgy.royaldoors.net/events/sunday-august-16-2026-twelfth-su nday-after-pentecost-octoechos-tone-3-the-transfer-from-edessa-to-constant inople-of-the-holy-icon-not-made-with-hands-of-our-lord-god-and-saviour-je sus-christ-a/ SUMMARY:Sunday\, August 16\, 2026\; Twelfth Sunday after Pentecost\; Octoec hos Tone 3\; The Transfer from Edessa to Constantinople of the Holy Icon Not Made with Hands of Our Lord\, God and Saviour Jesus Christ\, also Call ed the Holy Veil\; The Holy Martyr Diomedes. DESCRIPTION:Post-feast of the Dormition. Resurrectional Gospel 1. Great Dox ology Saint\n\nGREAT VESPERS ON SATURDAY EVENING\n\nKathisma Reading\n\nBl essed is the man... is sung.\n\nAt Psalm 140\n\nTone 3\n\nLead my soul for th from prison* that I may give thanks to Your name.\n\nBy Your cross\, O Christ 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 f orever 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 glorify Your resurrection\;* for by Your wounds we have all been healed.\ n\nTone 2\n\nIf You mark iniquities\, Lord\, who can stand?* But with You forgiveness is that You may be revered.\n\nWith unworthy lips we praise th e Theotokos* who is more venerable than all creation* and more holy than t he Cherubim and all the angels in heaven.* She is the unshakable throne of the King.* She is the house in which the Eternal One made His abode.* She is the salvation of the world and the sanctuary of God.* In her holy memo ry He richly gives great mercy to the faithful.\n\nI have waited for You a s You have commanded\; my soul patiently relies on Your promise\,* for it has trusted in the Lord.\n\nO Virgin\, what awesome hymns did the apostles of the Word\,* standing around your bier\, offer up at that time to you?* They cried out in amazement:* The palace of the King is departing.* The h oly Tabernacle is being exalted.* Lift up\, O you gates\, for the Portal o f God will enter in joy\,* and\, without ceasing\, she beseeches great mer cy for all the world.\n\nFrom the morning watch until night* let Israel tr ust in the Lord.\n\nWhat spiritual hymns shall we offer to you today\, O a ll-holy One?* The whole world has been sanctified by your Dormition.* You have departed into heaven to contemplate the beauty of the Almighty.* As M other you rejoice together with Him.* The angelic ranks solemnly accompani ed you\, O pure One.* Together with them\, ask for peace and great mercy* for us and for the souls of the just.\n\nTone 2\n\nFor with the Lord there is mercy\, and with Him there is plentiful redemption\;* and He shall red eem Israel from all its iniquities.\n\nWith what eyes shall we earth-dwell ers gaze upon Your image\, O Christ?* The hosts of angels cannot look upon it without fear\;* it flashes with rays of divine lightning.* It triumphs over the assaults of godlessness today.* It sojourns among a royal priest hood\, a pious people.* Its coming brings joy to all Orthodox Christians\, * who fall before it in faith and fear!\n\nPraise the Lord\, all the natio ns\;* proclaim His glory\, all you people.\n\nHow shall we creatures of du st look upon Your image\, Word?* How shall we\, polluted in sin\, dare to gaze upon the face of our sinless God?* How shall we\, paralyzed in corrup tion\,* come before the unapproachable One?* The cherubim veil their faces \, not daring to look upon You\;* the seraphim who carry You cannot gaze u pon Your glory!* In fear they serve You\, Creator!* Do not condemn us\, me rciful Christ\,* for we embrace Your image in faith.\n\nStrong is the love of the Lord for us\;* eternally will His truth endure.\n\nThe praiseworth y day of the Master has come again!* He Who is enthroned on high now looks down upon us\,* through the eyes of His most pure image.* He Who is above the cherubim\, upon Whom none may gaze\,* is made visible\, as the script ures say\,* to those with whom He shares His own likeness\,* for You wondr ously fashioned us in Your image\,* by the most pure finger of the Father\ ,* and by worshipping You in faith\, we are made pure.\n\nTone 8\, Glory … \n\nO Master and Lover of mankind\,* Your creation has been blessed fo r generations of generations* through the great depth of Your providence.* You sent to Abgar the icon of Your most venerable face* which had been fa shioned by You* who are invisible to the Cherubim in Your divinity.* May w e who gaze upon the icon be inflamed with Your love\;* for You became inca rnate\,* suffered the passion willingly for our sake\,* and poured out gre at mercy upon us.\n\nTone 3\, Now…\n\nO Lady most honourable\,* how coul d 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 father\,* without a man’s instrumentality.* He is God and man whose two natures are intact\,* neither one losing any of its properties.* Therefore\, O Virgin Mother\,* intercede with Him to s ave the souls* of those who believe and profess in true faith* that you ar e the Mother of God.\n\nAposticha\n\nTone 3\n\nO Christ\, who darkened the sun by Your passion* and enlightened all creation by Your resurrection\,* accept our evening prayer\; for You love mankind.\n\nThe Lord reigns\, He is clothed in majesty. Robed is the Lord\, and girt about with strength.\ n\nO Lord\, Your life-giving resurrection has enlightened the entire unive rse* and has revived Your creation which lay in corruption.* Therefore\, w e\, who have been released from the curse of Adam\, cry out to You:* Almig hty Lord\, glory to You!\n\nFor He has made the world firm\, which shall n ot be moved.\n\nO God\, although in Your divine nature You are unchangeabl e\,* yet in Your human nature You underwent change by suffering in the fle sh.* All creation was prostrate with fear* when it saw You hanging on the cross\,* and it groaned in sorrow as it sang the praises of Your long-suff ering.* But You descended into Hades and arose on the third day\,* grantin g life and great mercy to the world.\n\nHoliness befits Your house\, O Lor d\, for length of days.\n\nYou suffered death\, O Christ\, to deliver mank ind from death.* And when You arose from the dead on the third day\,* You enlightened the world* and resurrected all who acknowledge You as God.\n\n Tone 6\, Glory…\n\nYou became incarnate as You willed\, Lord:* You desir ed to assume our poverty* to show forth the riches of compassion\,* by whi ch You have deified me\, who am dust!* We glorify You\, Lover of mankind\, * as we gaze upon the image of Your countenance.* Grant Your servants unhi ndered entry into Eden\, Saviour\,* overlooking all our transgressions.\n\ nTone 8\, Now…\n\nJesus\, your Son and our God\, O Theotokos\,* confirmi ng His two natures\,* dies as a Man and arises as God!* It was His good pl easure\, Mother of God\,* that you also die lest unbelievers consider His dispensation a fantasy!* You were translated to the Kingdom of heaven\, ce lestial Bride* taken up from the earth as from your dwelling chamber.* The air was sanctified by your passage* as the earth was illumined by your gi ving of birth.* The apostles send you forth and the angels bear you up.* A s they buried your all-pure body\, singing funeral hymns for you* they gaz ed in awe and spoke with fear:* This change is from the right hand of the Most High\,* for He dwelt within you\,* and you shall never be shaken!* Al l-hymned Mother\, do not cease to watch over us\,* for we are your people and the sheep of your pasture:* We call on your name\,* asking salvation a nd great mercy for your sake.\n\nTroparia\n\nTone 3\n\nLet the heavens be glad\, let the earth rejoice\,* for the Lord has done a mighty deed with H is arm.* He trampled death by death. He became the first-born of the dead\ ;* He saved us from the abyss of Hades* and granted great mercy to the wor ld.\n\nTone 2\, Glory…\n\nWe bow before Your most pure image\, O kind Lo rd\,* and beg pardon for our sins\, O Christ our God.* Of Your own will Yo u consented to ascend the Cross in the flesh to free Your handiwork from e nslavement to the enemy.* In thanksgiving we cry aloud to You:* by coming to save the world\, our Saviour\, You filled all things with joy.\n\nTone 1\, Now…\n\nIn giving birth you retained your virginity\,* in falling as leep you did not abandon the world\, O Mother of God.* You passed into lif e\, for you are the Mother of Life\,* and by your prayers* you deliver our souls from death.\n\nGREAT MATINS ON SUNDAY MORNING\n\n \;\n\nUsual B eginning\n\nHexapsalm\n\nGreat Litany\n\nGod the Lord\, Tone 3\n\nTroparia \, Tone 3\n\nLet the heavens be glad\, let the earth rejoice\,* for the Lo rd has done a mighty deed with His arm.* He trampled death by death. He be came the first-born of the dead\;* He saved us from the abyss of Hades* an d granted great mercy to the world. (2)\n\nTone 2\, Glory…\n\nWe bow bef ore Your most pure image\, O kind Lord\,* and beg pardon for our sins\, O Christ our God.* Of Your own will You consented to ascend the Cross in the flesh to free Your handiwork from enslavement to the enemy.* In thanksgiv ing we cry aloud to You:* by coming to save the world\, our Saviour\, You filled all things with joy.\n\nTone 1\, Now…\n\nIn giving birth you reta ined your virginity\,* in falling asleep you did not abandon the world\, O Mother of God.* You passed into life\, for you are the Mother of Life\,* and by your prayers* you deliver our souls from death.\n\nPsalter Reading\ n\nStasis I: Psalms 9\, 10\nStasis II: Psalms 11\, 12\, 13\nStasis III: Ps alms 14\, 15\, 16\n\nSmall Litany\n\nSessional Hymn I\, Tone 3\n\nChrist h as arisen from the dead\, the first fruits of those that sleep.* The First -born of creation and Creator of all that has come to be\,* has renewed in Himself the corrupted nature of our race.* Death\, no longer is your lord \,* for the Master of all things has destroyed your 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* strengthening mankind agains t it\, and announcing the abolition of the ancient curse.* Defender of our lives\, O Lord\, glory be to You!\n\nGlory… Now…\n\nAwed by the beaut y of your virginity* and the exceeding radiance of your purity\,* Gabriel called out to you\, O Theotokos:* What worthy hymn of praise can I offer t o you?* And what shall I name you?* I am in doubt and stand in awe.* Where fore as commanded\, I cry to you:* Rejoice\, O Full of Grace.\n\nPsalter R eading\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\nAwed by Your immutable Godhead* and by Your voluntary passion\, O Lord\,* Hades lamented: I tremble at Your body’s essence\, which remains incorrupt.* I behold You\, the One who is invisible\, mystically making war against me \;* wherefore those whom I hold cry out:* ‘Glory\, O Christ\, to Your Re surrection!’\n\nI will confess You\, O Lord\, with my whole heart\,* I w ill tell of all Your wonders.\n\nWe the faithful contemplate an ineffable mystery:* Your incomprehensible Crucifixion and Your inexplicable Arising. * For today Death and Hades have been despoiled\,* but mankind has been cl othed in incorruption.* Wherefore with thanksgiving we cry aloud to You:* Glory\, O Christ\, to Your Resurrection!\n\nGlory… Now…\n\nMystically did you contain in your womb* the Incomprehensible and Uncircumscribed One \,* consubstantial with the Father and the Spirit\;* and we acknowledge in your Offspring one unconfused energy of the Trinity Who is glorified in t he world.* And so with thanksgiving we cry to you\, ** ‘Rejoice\, O full of grace!’\n\nPolyeleos\n\nEvlogitaria\n\nSmall Litany\n\nHypakoe\, Ton e 3\n\nA Cause of amazement by his appearance\,* and source of refreshment by his speech\,* the radiant Angel spoke to the myrrh-bearing women sayin g:* Why do you seek the living in a grave?* He has arisen\, emptying the g raves.* Know that the unchangeable One has changed corruption.* Wherefore cry to God saying\,* ‘How fearful are Your works!* For You have saved ma nkind.’\n\nHymn of Ascent\, Tone 3\n\nAntiphon 1\n\nYou\, O Word\, deliv ered the captivity of Sion from Babylon\,* Deliver me also* from the passi ons to life.\n\nThose who sow in the South* with tears inspired by God\,* shall in joy reap sheaves of everlasting life.\n\nGlory… Now…\n\nBy th e Holy Spirit\,* together with the Father and the Son* shines forth the re flection of every good gift\,* In Him all things live and have their being .\n\nAntiphon 2\n\nExcept the Lord build the house of the virtues\,* in va in 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 S pirit is the inspiration of all that is holy and wise\;* for He quickens e very creature.* Let us worship Him* together with the Father and the Son\, for He is God.\n\nAntiphon 3\n\nThose who fear the Lord are blessed* as t hey walk along the paths of His commandments\;* for they partake of the li fe-giving fruit.\n\nBe glad\, Chief Shepherd\,* beholding Your offspring a round Your table* bearing the branches of good works.\n\nGlory… Now…\n \nIn the Holy Spirit is a superabundance of glory\;* for from Him proceeds forth grace and life* into all creation\;* wherefore He is praised togeth er with the Father and the Word.\n\nProkeimenon\, Tone 3\n\nProclaim to th e nations: God is king. The world He made firm in its place.\n\nverse: O s ing a new song to the Lord\, sing to the Lord all the earth.\n\nLet everyt hing that lives\, Tone 3\n\nGospel\n\nResurrectional Gospel\n\nHymn of Res urrection\n\nPsalm 50\n\nVerses at Psalm 50\n\nCanon\, Tone 3\n\nOde 1\n\n Canon of the Resurrection\n\nIrmos: In time past by his divine command he gathered the waters into one heap* and divided the sea for the people of I srael:* this is our God\, he is glorious\,* to him alone we sing\, for he is glorified.\n\nGlory to your holy Resurrection\, O Lord.\n\nHe condemned the earth to bring forth thorns\, fruit of the transgressor’s sweat\; h e received in the flesh a crown of thorns from the hands of lawless men : this is our God\, he has done away with the curse\, he is glorified.\n\nGl ory to your holy Resurrection\, O Lord.\n\nHe whom death smote is declared the conqueror who won the victory over death\; for taking living flesh su bject to suffering\, he wrestled with the tyrant and raised up all with hi mself: he is our God\, he is glorified.\n\nGlory… Now…\n\nAll nations glorify you\, true Mother of God\, who seedlessly bore your child\; for he \, our God\, stole down into your hallowed womb and\, invested with our be ing\, God and man was born of you.\n\nOde 3\n\nCanon of the Resurrection\n \nIrmos: Almighty Lord\,* you brought all things from nothing into being\, * created by the Word\, perfected by the Spirit.* Make me firm in your lov e.\n\nGlory to your holy Resurrection\, O Lord.\n\nThe ungodly man was bro ught to shame by your cross\; he dug a pit and opened it up and fell into it himself\; the horn of the lowly\, O Christ\, is lifted up in your resur rection.\n\nGlory to your holy Resurrection\, O Lord.\n\nThe proclamation of righteousness to the nations as water has covered the seas\, O Lover of man\, for you have risen from the grave and revealed the splendour of the Trinity.\n\nGlory… Now…\n\nGlorious things are spoken of you\, the li ving city of the King who reigns for ever. For through you\, O Lady\, God dwelt among those on earth.\n\nOde 4\n\nCanon of the Resurrection\n\nIrmos : A mighty love you have shown to us\, O Lord\,* for you have given over t o death for us your only-begotten Son\;* therefore we thank you and cry to you:* Glory to your power\, O Lord.\n\nGlory to your holy Resurrection\, O Lord.\n\nScars and bruises compassionately bearing\, insult of blows end uring\, long-patient under the spitting\, O Christ\; through these you hav e wrought my salvation. Glory to your power\, O Lord.\n\nGlory to your hol y Resurrection\, O Lord.\n\nLife in mortal body\, you conversed with deati aor the sake of the misery of the poor and the sighing of the needy\; and. destroying the destroyer\, O glorified One\, you raised up all with yours elf\, only Lover of man.\n\nGlory… Now…\n\nRemember\, O Christ\, your flock won by your Passion: visit the afflicted\, accept the compassionate prayers of your Mother glorified and save it\, O Lord\, by your power.\n\n Ode 5\n\nCanon of the Resurrection\n\nIrmos: Early I wake to you the Creat or of all* and the peace which passes all understanding:* guide me in your ordinances\,* for they are light.\n\nGlory to your holy Resurrection\, O Lord.\n\nThrough the envy of the Jews handed over to an unrighteous judge\ , you\, the all-seeing who judges all the earth in righteousness\, deliver ed Adam from the ancient condemnation.\n\nGlory to your holy Resurrection\ , O Lord.\n\nChrist\, risen from the dead\, grant peace to your churches i n the invincible power of your cross\, and save our souls.\n\nGlory… Now …\n\nYou alone\, the Ever-virgin who received the Word of God unbounded by the whole creation\, are declared the holy tabernacle wider than the he avens.\n\nOde 6\n\nCanon of the Resurrection\n\nIrmos: The deepest abyss o f sins has surrounded me* and my spirit fails me\;* but stretch out your m ighty arm\, O Lord my pilot\, as to Peter\,* and save me.\n\nGlory to your holy Resurrection\, O Lord.\n\nThe abyss of mercy and pity has surrounded me in your tender descent\, O Lord\, for\, made flesh and taking the form of a servant\, you made me as God and glorified me with yourself.\n\nGlor y to your holy Resurrection\, O Lord.\n\nThe one who dealt death has under gone death through seeing the One put to death now brought to life: these things are the tokens of your Resurrection\, O Christ\, and the rewards of your pure Passion.\n\nGlory… Now…\n\nOnly All-pure\, beyond understan ding you were mediator between the Creator and man\, pray to your merciful Son for your stumbling servants and be our defender.\n\nKontakion\n\nYou rose from the tomb\, O compassionate Lord\,* and led us out from the gates of death.* Today Adam exults and Eve rejoices\,* and the prophets togethe r with the patriarchs* unceasingly acclaim the divine might of Your power. \n\nIkos\n\nLet heaven and earth dance together today and with one mind si ng to Christ God for he has raised from the graves those held in bonds. Al l creation rejoices together and brings to our Creator and Redeemer of all its fitting songs. For today\, as giver of life\, with himself he drew mo rtal man from Hell and lifts him up to heaven\, he dashes down the pride o f the enemy and breaks in pieces the gates of Hell by the divine might of his authority.\n\nOde 7\n\nCanon of the Resurrection\n\nIrmos: As\, long a go\, your dew refreshed the three godly children in the Chaldean flames\,* so shine with the enlightening fire of your Godhead* upon us who cry to y ou:* Blessed are you\, God of our fathers.\n\nGlory to your holy Resurrect ion\, O Lord.\n\nThe fair veil of the temple was rent in the cross of the Creator\, clearly announcing the hidden truth in the scriptures to the fai thful who cry to you: Blessed are you\, God of our fathers.\n\nGlory to yo ur holy Resurrection\, O Lord.\n\nWhen your side was pierced\, O Christ\, drops of your life-giving blood\, flowing from God by divine dispensation\ , distilled upon the earth and re-made those born of the earth who cry to you: Blessed are you\, God of our fathers.\n\nGlory be to the Father\, and to the Son\, and to the Holy Spirit\, the Lord\n\nLet us the faithful glo rify the Good Spirit with the Father and the only-begotten Son\, one in th ree\, as we worship the first cause and one Godhead\, crying: Blessed are you\, God of our fathers.\n\nOde 8\n\nCanon of the Resurrection\n\nIrmos: In the unbearable fire\, unharmed by the flames\,* the young men\, famed f or their fear of God\, stood as one and sang the divine hymn:* Bless the L ord\, all you his works\,* and exalt him throughout all the ages.\n\nGlory to your holy Resurrection\, O Lord.\n\nThe brightness of the temple was r ent when your cross was set on Golgotha: all creation bowed down together and raised the song: Bless the Lord\, all you his works\, and exalt him th roughout all the ages.\n\nGlory to your holy Resurrection\, O Lord.\n\nYou have risen\, Christ\, from the grave\, by the divine power of the cross y ou have raised man overthrown by treachery and set him straight again\, cr ying out and saying: Bless the Lord\, all you his works\, and exalt him th roughout all the ages.\n\nLet us bless the Lord\, Father\, Son and Holy Sp irit.\n\nYou are declared to be the temple of God\, living resting-place a nd ark\, for you\, pure Mother of God\, have reconciled the Creator to mor tal man and fittingly we his works sing your praises and exalt you through out all the ages.\n\nWe praise\, bless\, and worship the Lord\, singing an d exulting Him above all for ever.\n\nMagnificat\n\n \;\n\nOde 9\n\nCa non of the Resurrection\n\nIrmos: Marvel new and meet for God!* Through th e shut gate of the Virgin the Lord surely passes through.* Unclothed in th e entering\, fleshbearing in the coming forth* God has appeared and the ga te remains fast closed.* We magnify her beyond utterance* the Mother of Go d.\n\nGlory to your holy Resurrection\, O Lord.\n\nO Word of God\, awful i t is to see you\, the Creator\, hanging on the tree\, God suffering in hum an fashion for the sake of his servants\; while lying lifeless in the tomb you yet had loosed the dead from Hell\; for this\, O Christ\, we magnify you as almighty.\n\nGlory to your holy Resurrection\, O Lord.\n\nLaid dead in the grave\, O Christ\, you saved our forefathers from the corruption o f death\; you raised the dead and made life to blossom and\, leading morta l nature by the hand to the light\, you clothed it with divine incorruptib ility\; for this we magnify you\, fountain of everliving light.\n\nGlory … Now…\n\nTemple and throne of God you are declared to be\, All-pure\, wherein he who dwells in the highest took up his abode\, born without man and guarding entire the doors of your flesh. Holy One\, by your unceasing prayers bring swiftly the nations in final subjection to our king.\n\nSma ll Litany\n\nHoly is the Lord\n\nHymn of Light\n\nO faithful\, let us gath er with the disciples on the mountain in Galilee to behold Christ as He sa ys to them: I have received all power over all things on high and those be low. Let us learn how He taught them to baptize all nations in the name of the Father\, and of the Son\, and of the Spirit\, and how He promised His disciples to be present with them to the end of the world.\n\n \n\nGlory … Now…\n\n \;\n\nYou rejoiced with the disciples\, O virgin Mother of God\, for you beheld Christ risen from the tomb on the third day as He said. He appeared to His disciples\, teaching them and revealing things s ublime. He commanded them to baptize the believers in the name of the Fath er\, and of the Son\, and of the Holy Spirit so that we may believe in His resurrection and that we may glorify you\, O Theotokos.\n\n \;\n\nSti chera of the Praises\, Tone 3\n\nTo carry out the sentence pre-ordained:* this honour is for all His faithful.\n\nCome all you nations\,* acknowledg e the power of the dread mystery\;* for Christ our Saviour\, the beginning less Word\,* was crucified for us and was willingly buried* and arose from the dead to save the whole universe.* Let us worship Him.\n\nPraise God i n His holy place\, praise Him in His mighty heavens.\n\nYou guards recount ed all the marvels\, O Lord\,* but\, by filling their right hands with mon ey\,* the Sanhedrin of folly thought to conceal Your Resurrection\,* which the world glorifies\;* have mercy upon us.\n\nPraise Him for His powerful deeds\,* praise His surpassing greatness.\n\nAll things have been filled with joy on receiving proof of the Resurrection.* For Mary Magdalene havin g come to the tomb\,* found an Angel seated upon the stone\,* radiant in s hining raiment\, saying:* Why do you seek the living among the dead?* He i s not here\, but He has arisen\, as He foretold\,* and goes before you int o Galilee.\n\nO praise Him with sound of trumpet\,* praise Him with lute a nd harp\;\n\nIn Your light\, O Master and Lover of mankind\,* shall we see light.* For arose from the dead\,* granting salvation to the race of mank ind\,* wherefore all creation glorifies You\, the only sinless one\;* have mercy upon us.\n\nPraise Him with timbrel and dance\,* praise Him with st rings and pipes.\n\nAs a morning hymn\, O Lord\,* the Myrrh-bearing Women offered You their tears.* For bringing perfumes of sweet fragrances\, they came to Your grave\, eager to anoint Your most pure Body.* An angel seate d upon the stone declared to them the good tidings:* Why do you seek the l iving among the dead?* For He has trampled down death\, He has arisen as G od\,* granting to all His great mercy.\n\nO praise Him with resounding cym bals\, praise Him with clashing of cymbals.* Let everything that lives and that breathes give praise to the Lord.\n\nA radiant Angel seated by You l ife-giving tomb* spoke to the Myrrh-bearing women saying:* The Redeemer ha s emptied the tombs\,* He has despoiled Hades* and has arisen on the third day as alone God and all-powerful.\n\nArise\, O Lord my God\, let Your ha nds be lifted up\, * forget not Your poor ones to the end. \n\nOn the firs t day of the week Mary Magdalene came to the tomb seeking You.* When she d id not find You\, she lamented and cried out with grief:* Alas\, my Saviou r\, how have You\, the King of all\, been stolen?* But a pair of radiant A ngels from within the sepulchre cried out:* Why do you weep\, woman?* I we ep\, she said\, because they have taken my Lord from the tomb* and I know not where they have laid Him.* Whereupon\, turning back and seeing You\, s he at once cried out:* My Lord and my God\, glory be to You!\n\nI will con fess You\, O Lord\, with my whole heart\,* I will tell all Your wonders.\n \nThe Hebrews shut Life within the tomb\;* but the Thief opened the Paradi se of pure delight 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 appear s to me seated upon a throne together with the Father.* For He is Christ o ur God\, who has great mercy.\n\nTone 1\, Glory…\n\nThe Lord appeared to His disciples who had hastened to the mountain for His ascension from her e below\, and they bowed before Him. They learned of His universal power a nd were sent to all the peoples of the earth to announce His resurrection from the dead and His return from earth to heaven. He also promised to be with them always\, and His word is truth\; for He is Christ our God\, the Savior of our souls.\n\nIn Tone 2\, Now…\n\nYou are truly most blessed\, O virgin Mother of God.* Through the One who was incarnate of you\,* Hade s was chained\, Adam revived\, the curse wiped out\,* Eve set free\, Death put to death\,* and we ourselves were brought back to life.* That is why we cry out in praise\;* Blessed are You\, O Christ our God\,* who finds in this your good pleasure. Glory to You!\n\nGreat Doxology\n\nTrisagion Pra yers\n\nTroparion\, Tone 2\n\nToday salvation has come to the world.* Let us sing to Him who is risen from the tomb\,* the Author of Life who has cr ushed Death by his death* and bestowed on us victory and great mercy.\n\nI nsistent Litany\n\nLitany of Supplication\n\nGreat Dismissal\n\nAT DIVINE LITURGY ON SUNDAY MORNING\n\nTroparia and Kontakia\n\nTroparion\, Tone 3: Let 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 the firs t-born of the dead\;* He saved us from the abyss of Hades* and granted gre at mercy to the world.\n\nTroparion\, Tone 1: In giving birth you retained your virginity\,* in falling asleep you did not abandon the world\, O Mot her of God.* You passed into life\, for you are the Mother of Life\,* and by your prayers* you deliver our souls from death.\n\nGlory be to the Fath er and to the Son and to the Holy Spirit.\n\nKontakion\, Tone 3: You rose from the tomb\, O compassionate Lord\,* and led us out from the gates of d eath.* Today Adam exults and Eve rejoices\,* and the prophets together wit h the patriarchs* unceasingly acclaim the divine might of Your power.\n\nN ow and for ever and ever. Amen.\n\nKontakion\, Tone 2: The tomb and death could not hold the Mother of God\,* unceasing in her intercession and unfa iling hope of patronage\,* for\, as the Mother of Life\, she was transferr ed to life* by Him Who had dwelt in her ever-virgin womb.\n\nProkeimenon\, Tone 3\n\nSing to our God\, sing\; sing to our King\, sing.\n\nverse: Cla p your hands\, all you nations\; shout unto God with the voice of joy. (Ps alm 46:7\,2)\n\nProkeimenon\, Tone 3\n\nMy soul magnifies the Lord\, and m y spirit has rejoiced in God my Saviour.\n\nEpistle\n\n1 Corinthians 15:1- 11\n\nAlleluia\, Tone 3\n\nverse: In You\, O Lord\, have I hoped that I ma y not be put to shame for ever.\n\nverse: Be a protector unto me\, O God\, and a house of refuge to save me. (Psalm 30:2\,3)\n\nverse: Rise up\, O L ord\, to the place of Your rest\, You and the ark of Your holiness.\n\nGos pel\n\nMatthew 19:16-26\n\nHymn to the Theotokos\n\nSeeing the pure one’ s falling asleep\, angels marvelled in wonder how the Virgin could ascend from earth to heaven.\n\nAnd the Irmos: O pure Virgin\, in you are conquer ed the bounds of nature\,* for childbirth remains virginal and death is be trothed to life.* Virgin after childbearing and alive after death\, O Moth er of God\,* never cease to save your inheritance.\n\nCommunion Hymn\n\nPr aise the Lord from the heavens\;* praise Him in the highest.* I will take the chalice of salvation\;* and I will call upon the name of the Lord.* Al leluia\, alleluia\,* alleluia. END:VEVENT BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Winnipeg X-LIC-LOCATION:America/Winnipeg BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20260308T030000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0600 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:CDT END:DAYLIGHT END:VTIMEZONE END:VCALENDAR