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SUMMARY:Sunday\, August 2\, 2026\; Tenth Sunday after Pentecost\; Octoechos
  Tone 1\; The Transfer of the Holy Relics of the First-martyr and Archdeac
 on Stephen.
DESCRIPTION:Dormition Fast\n\nGREAT VESPERS ON SATURDAY EVENING\n\nKathisma
  Reading\n\nBlessed is the man... is sung.\n\nAt Psalm 140\n\nTone 1\n\nLe
 ad my soul forth from prison* that I may give thanks to Your name.\n\nAcce
 pt our evening prayer\, O holy Lord\,* and grant us forgiveness of sins\,*
  for You alone manifested the resurrection* to the world.\n\nThe just shal
 l gather around me* when You have been good to me.\n\nO you people\, walk 
 around Sion and encompass her.* And there give glory to Him who is risen f
 rom the dead.* For He is our God* who delivers us from our sins.\n\nOut of
  the depths I cry to You\, O Lord\;* O Lord\, hear my voice!\n\nCome you p
 eople\, praise and worship Christ.* Glorify His resurrection from the dead
 \;* for He is our God who delivered the world* from the deceit of the enem
 y.\n\nLet Your ears be attentive* to the voice of my prayer.\n\nRejoice\, 
 O you heavens\;* sound the trumpets\, you foundations of the earth\;* cry 
 out with joy\, O you mountains.* For behold\, Emmanuel has nailed our sins
  to the Cross\;* the Giver of Life has put Death to death\;* and the Lover
  of mankind* has raised up Adam.\n\nTone 8\, Podoben “O most glorious wo
 nder…”\n\nIf You mark iniquities\, Lord\, who can stand?* But with You
  forgiveness is that You may be revered.\n\nO Stephen\, first among the ma
 rtyrs to suffer\,* foundation of them that minister as deacons\, elect of 
 the apostles:* with unwaning light illumine them that celebrate your radia
 nt festival with splendour\,* bestowing grace and mercy upon your servants
 \, O martyr\,* guiding them to everlasting life by your supplications.\n\n
 I have waited for You as You have commanded\; my soul patiently relies on 
 Your promise\,* for it has trusted in the Lord.\n\nO Stephen\, martyr of C
 hrist\,* receiving upon your head a crown of graces* in accordance with yo
 ur name\,* having adorned your neck with a necklace of virtues as with one
  of gold\,* you became an all-wise habitation of wisdom\,* which you cheri
 shed\, laying it up as something you loved\;* wherefore\, you have been ho
 noured with glory and grace.\n\nFrom the morning watch until night* let Is
 rael trust in the Lord.\n\nO most honoured Stephen\, first of the martyrs 
 to suffer\,* crowned with glory and grace\, O apostle\,* when you were sto
 ned you offered to our King and Goda precious crown\,* noetic and of great
 er value than gold and precious stones.* Sweet are your deeds and name.* R
 emember all of us.\n\nTone 2\n\nFor with the Lord there is mercy\, and wit
 h Him there is plentiful redemption\;* and He shall redeem Israel from all
  its iniquities.\n\nFirst among deacons and first among martyrs*were you s
 hown to be\, O most holy Stephen\;* for your path was to holy things\,* an
 d you lead many martyrs to the Lord.* Wherefore\, heaven was opened to you
 \, and God appeared to you.* Entreat Him that our souls be saved.\n\nPrais
 e the Lord\, all the nations\;* proclaim His glory\, all you people.\n\nIn
  sanctity were thou clothed\, O blessed Stephen\,* protomartyr and protode
 acon\, converser with the angels.* Intercede with the sinless Saviour and 
 Lord\, and pray for us.\n\nStrong is the love of the Lord for us\;* eterna
 lly will His truth endure.\n\nLet us honour the protodeacon Stephen\,* the
  protomartyr and valiant favourite of Christ\;* for\, standing in the mids
 t of the iniquitous\,* he beheld the Son at the right hand of the Father.\
 n\nTone 6\, Glory…\n\nFirst among martyrs and deacons were you shown to 
 be\, O apostle Stephen\,* adornment of athletes\, confirmation of the fait
 hful\, glory of the righteous.* As you stand before the throne of Christ\,
  the King of all\,* ask that they that celebrate your honoured memory be a
 ccounted worthy* to be cleansed of their sins and to inherit the kingdom o
 f heaven.\n\nTone 1\, Now...\n\nLet us sing a hymn of praise to the Virgin
  Mary\,* glory of the whole world!* She was herself formed by human seed\,
 * yet she became the Mother of the Master\, the Gate of heaven\,* the them
 e of the angels’ hymn and beauty of the faithful.* She was seen as being
  heavenly* and the Tabernacle of the Godhead.* She indeed tore down the wa
 ll of enmity between God and man\,* and brought peace in its place.* She o
 pened up the kingdom of heaven.* Let us therefore cling fast to her for sh
 e is the anchor of faith\,* and let us receive as our stronghold the Lord 
 Who was born of her.* Be of good cheer\, then\, and have confidence\, O pe
 ople of God\,* for He will fight our enemies for us\,* He is all-powerful!
 \n\nAposticha\n\nTone 1\n\nO Christ\, by Your passion we have been freed f
 rom suffering\;* and by Your resurrection we have been delivered from corr
 uption.* O Lord\, glory to You!\n\nThe Lord reigns\, He is clothed in maje
 sty. Robed is the Lord\, and girt about with strength.\n\nLet all creation
  rejoice\, let the heavens be glad\,* let the nations clap their hands wit
 h joy.* For Christ our Saviour\, in His love for mankind\,* has nailed our
  sins to the Cross\;* He has put Death to death\,* and by raising our fall
 en forefather\, Adam\,* He has given life to all mankind.\n\nFor He has ma
 de the world firm\, which shall not be moved.\n\nO God\, You are above all
  understanding\;* You are King and Lord of heaven and earth.* Yet of Your 
 own free will\,* You allowed Yourself to be crucified because of Your love
  for mankind.* When You descended below\,* Hades was filled with bitternes
 s as You confronted it\;* but the souls of the just received You with grea
 t joy.* Adam arose when he saw You\, his Creator\, down in the depths.* Wh
 at a wonder this is!* You are the life of all and have tasted death* in or
 der to dispel the darkness of the world with Your light.* O Lord\, risen f
 rom the dead\,* glory to You!\n\nHoliness befits Your house\, O Lord\, for
  length of days.\n\nThe myrrh-bearing women were filled with grief* as the
 y hastened with spices to Your tomb\;* but they did not find Your most pur
 e body.* Instead\, they found an angel* who proclaimed Your unique and glo
 rious resurrection\,* and commanded them to announce to Your apostles:* Th
 e Lord is risen\,* granting great mercy to the world.\n\nGlory… Now…\n
 \nO Mother of God\, the prophecy of Isaiah is fulfilled\,* since you remai
 ned a virgin both before and after giving birth.* For it was God Who was b
 orn of you to restore our human nature.* Therefore\, do not overlook your 
 servants who supplicate you in your temple.* Since you have held the merci
 ful Lord in your arms\,* be compassionate toward your servants\,* and bese
 ech Him to save our souls.\n\nTroparia\n\nTone 1\n\nThough the stone was s
 ealed by the Judeans* and soldiers guarded Your most pure body\,* You aros
 e\, O Saviour\, on the third day* and gave life to the world.* And so the 
 heavenly powers cried out to You\, O Giver of Life:* Glory to Your Resurre
 ction\, O Christ!* Glory to Your Kingdom!* Glory to Your saving plan!* O o
 nly Lover of mankind.\n\nTone 4\, Glory… \n\nO martyr Stephen\, your hea
 d was crowned with a kingly crown* on account of all the struggles you end
 ured for Christ our God.* You beheld the vision of your Saviour seated at 
 the right hand of God.* Do not cease to intercede with Him for the salvati
 on of our souls.\n\nNow…\n\nO Mother of God\, the mystery hidden from al
 l 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 t
 he cross for our sake* and thereby raised again the first created\,* and s
 aved our souls from death.\n\n&nbsp\;\n\nSUNDAY MATINS\n\nUsual Beginning\
 n\nHexapsalm\n\nGreat Litany\n\nGod the Lord\, Tone 1\n\nTroparia\, Tone 1
 \n\nTroparia\n\nTone 1\n\nThough the stone was sealed by the Judeans* and 
 soldiers guarded Your most pure body\,* You arose\, O Saviour\, on the thi
 rd day* and gave life to the world.* And so the heavenly powers cried out 
 to You\, O Giver of Life:* Glory to Your Resurrection\, O Christ!* Glory t
 o Your Kingdom!* Glory to Your saving plan!* O only Lover of mankind. (2)\
 n\nTone 4\, Glory… \n\nO martyr Stephen\, your head was crowned with a k
 ingly crown* on account of all the struggles you endured for Christ our Go
 d.* You beheld the vision of your Saviour seated at the right hand of God.
 * Do not cease to intercede with Him for the salvation of our souls.\n\nNo
 w…\n\nO Mother of God\, the mystery hidden from all eternity* and unknow
 n even to the angels\,* was revealed through you to those on earth:* God t
 ook on our human nature* and united it to His divine nature in a perfect b
 ut unconfused union.* Then\, He willingly accepted the cross for our sake*
  and thereby raised again the first created\,* and saved our souls from de
 ath.\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 Hym
 n\, Tone 1\n\nWhile watching Your grave\, the soldiers became as dead men*
  from the lightning flash of the Angel* who appeared and proclaimed to the
  women the Resurrection.* We glorify You\, the destroyer of corruption\;* 
 we fall down before You\, who has risen from the grave* and who alone are 
 our God.\n\nArise\, O Lord my God\, let Your hands be lifted on high\;* fo
 rget not Your poor to the end.\n\nYou were willingly nailed to the Cross\,
  O Compassionate one\,* and laid in a tomb as a mortal\, O Giver of life.*
  By Your death\, O Powerful one\,* You have smashed its might\;* for gatek
 eepers of Hades trembled before You\;* You have raised with You the dead f
 rom every age\,* for You alone love mankind.\n\nGlory… Now…\n\nAll we 
 who with love flee for refuge to your goodness* know you to be the Mother 
 of God* and after childbirth still truly Virgin\;* for we sinners have you
  as our protection\;* we have you as our salvation in misfortunes\,* as th
 e only All-immaculate one.\n\nPsalter Reading\n\nStasis I: Psalm 17\nStasi
 s II: Psalms 18\, 19\, 20\nStasis III: Psalms 21\, 22\, 23\n\nSmall Litany
 \n\nSessional Hymn\, Tone 1\n\nThe women came to Your tomb at dawn* and se
 eing a vision of an Angel they trembled\;* the tomb became resplendent wit
 h life\;* and amazed by the miracle\, they returned to the disciples and p
 roclaimed the Resurrection:* for Christ has despoiled Hades\,* as alone al
 mighty and all powerful\,* raising up those in corruption\,* dispelling th
 e fear of condemnation* by the power of the Cross.\n\nI will confess You\,
  O Lord\, with my whole heart\,* I will tell of all Your wonders.\n\nO Lif
 e of all\, You were nailed to the Cross\;* O immortal Lord\, You were numb
 ered among the dead\,* arising on the third day\, O Saviour\,* raising Ada
 m from corruption\;* wherefore the heavenly Powers cried out to You:* O Gi
 ver of life\, Glory to Your sufferings\, O Christ\;* glory to Your Resurre
 ction\;* glory to Your condescension\,* O only Lover of mankind’.\n\nGlo
 ry… Now…\n\nO Mary\, holy tabernacle of the Master\,* raise us up who 
 have fallen into the pit of wicked despair\, of transgressions and afflict
 ions\;* for you are the salvation\,* the help and the mighty protection of
  sinners\,* and you save your servants.\n\nEvlogitaria\n\nSmall Litany\n\n
 Hypakoe\, Tone 1\n\nThe Thief’s repentance plundered Paradise\,* but the
  Myrrh-bearers’ lamentations announced the joy that You have risen\, O C
 hrist God\,* granting the world great mercy.\n\nHymn of Ascent\, Tone 1\n\
 nAntiphon 1\n\nWhen I am afflicted\,* I cry to You\, O Lord\,* hearken to 
 my pains.\n\nFor those who dwell in the desert* the longing for God never 
 ceases\,* for they are far from the vanity of this world.\n\nGlory… Now
 …\n\nTo the Holy Spirit\, as to the Father and the Son\,* are due honour
  and glory\;* thus let us sing to the Trinity\,* a single power.\n\nAntiph
 on 2\n\nHaving lifted me up to the summit of Your laws\,* make me shine wi
 th virtues\, O God\,* that I may sing Your praises.\n\nTake me with Your r
 ight hand\, O Word\,* guard me and keep me\,* lest the fire of sin scorch 
 me.\n\nGlory… Now…\n\nIn the Holy Spirit all creation is made new* and
  hastens back to its original condition\;* for He is equal in strength* to
  the Father and the Word.\n\nAntiphon 3\n\nWith those who said to me:* Let
  us journey to the courts of the Lord\,* my Spirit was gladdened and my he
 art rejoices.\n\nIn the house of David is great fear\;* for when the thron
 es are set therein\,* all the tribes and nations of the earth will be judg
 ed.\n\nGlory… Now…\n\nTo the Holy Spirit must be offered honour\, ador
 ation\, glory\, and power\,* as befits also the Father and the Son\;* for 
 the Trinity is a Unity\,* one in essence\, but not in Hypostases.\n\nProke
 imenon\, Tone 1\n\nI myself will arise\, says the Lord.* I will grant them
  the salvation for which they thirst.\n\nverse: The words of the Lord are 
 words without alloy.\n\nLet everything that lives\, Tone 1\n\nGospel\n\nJo
 hn 21:1-14\n\nHymn of Resurrection\n\nPsalm 50\n\nVerses at Psalm 50\n\nCa
 non\, Tone 1\n\nOde 1\n\nCanon of the Resurrection\n\nIrmos: Your warrior 
 hand is glorious in strength\, O deathless one!* All-powerful\, in manner 
 fit for God\,* it broke the enemy in pieces\,* and devised for Israel a st
 range\, new way through the deep.\n\nGlory to your holy Resurrection\, O L
 ord.\n\nHe\, who with pure hands divinely working in the beginning formed 
 me from the earth\, spread out those hands upon the cross\, and from the e
 arth recalled my corruptible body which he had received from the Virgin.\n
 \nGlory to your holy Resurrection\, O Lord.\n\nHe\, who divinely breathing
  into me implanted within me a soul\, suffered dissolution for me\, and de
 livered his soul to death\; loosing the age-old bonds and raising me with 
 himself\, he made me glorious in incorruption.\n\nMost holy Theotokos\, sa
 ve us.\n\nHail\, fount of grace! Hail\, ladder and gate of heaven! Hail\, 
 bearer of the light\, vessel of gold\, mountain unhewn and bearer of Chris
 t\, the giver of life to the world!\n\nOde 3\n\nCanon of the Resurrection\
 n\nIrmos: You alone\, knowing the frailty of mortal man\, tenderly took it
 s form\;* gird me with power from on high\, crying to you:* Holy is the li
 ving temple of your pure glory\,* O Lover of man!\n\nGlory to your holy Re
 surrection\, O Lord.\n\nO Good One\, you are my God\, in pity for the fall
 en you determined to come down to me\; you have raised me up by your cruci
 fixion\, crying to you: Holy is the Lord of glory\, in goodness beyond com
 pare!\n\nGlory to your holy Resurrection\, O Lord.\n\nO Christ divinely ex
 isting life as God compassionate you clothed yourself with me\, corrupted 
 one\; coming down to the dust of death\, O Lord\, you broke the chains of 
 man’s mortality and on the third day\, rising\, clothed the dead with in
 corruption.\n\nMost holy Theotokos\, save us.\n\nWhen by the all-holy Spir
 it\, O Virgin\, you conceived God in your womb\, you remained unconsumed b
 y the fire\; for to Moses the lawgiver\, the bush burning yet unconsumed c
 learly foretold you who received the fire unendurable.\n\nOde 4\n\nCanon o
 f the Resurrection\n\nIrmos: Habbakuk with the foreseeing eyes apprehended
  you\,* the mountain by divine grace overshadowed\,* and proclaimed the Ho
 ly One of Israel to come forth from you* for our salvation and remaking.\n
 \nGlory to your holy Resurrection\, O Lord.\n\nWho is this Saviour that co
 mes from Edom\, crowned with thorns\, with garments reddened\, hanging on 
 a tree? He is the Holy One of Israel for our salvation and remaking.\n\nGl
 ory to your holy Resurrection\, O Lord.\n\nSee\, disobedient people\, and 
 be ashamed! He\, whom you\, as an evildoer\, madly begged Pilate to hang u
 pon the cross\, he\, as belongs to God\, has dissolved the power of death 
 and risen from the tomb.\n\nMost holy Theotokos\, save us.\n\nO Virgin\, w
 e know you as a tree of life\, for there sprang from you not the death-bea
 ring fruit of food for mortal men but fruition of life eternal for the sal
 vation of us who sing to you.\n\nOde 5\n\nCanon of the Resurrection\n\nIrm
 os: O Christ\, you have illumined the ends of the earth* by the brightness
  of your coming and made them radiant with joy by your cross\;* enlighten 
 with the light of the knowledge of you* the hearts of those who with right
  belief sing your praise.\n\nGlory to your holy Resurrection\, O Lord.\n\n
 The Jews put to death on the tree of the cross the great shepherd of the s
 heep and the Lord\; but he rescued the dead from the power of death\, terr
 ified sheep in Hell.\n\nGlory to your holy Resurrection\, O Lord.\n\nWhen 
 you announced the glad tidings of peace by your cross and proclaimed deliv
 erance to the captives\, my Saviour\, then\, O Christ\, you put to shame h
 im who held them in thrall and by your divine rising showed him naked and 
 destitute.\n\nMost holy Theotokos\, save us.\n\nAll-praised\, do not despi
 se the prayers of those who faithfully entreat you but receive and present
  them\, O pure one\, to your Son\, our God and only benefactor\; for in yo
 u we have gained a protector.\n\nOde 6\n\nCanon of the Resurrection\n\nIrm
 os: The deepest abyss has surrounded us\, there is none to deliver\,* we a
 re counted as sheep for the slaughter\;* save your people\, our God\,* for
  you are the strength and restoring of the weak.\n\nGlory to your holy Res
 urrection\, O Lord.\n\nBy the fault of the first-fashioned man\, O Lord\, 
 we were grievously wounded\; by your stripes\, O Christ\, by which for our
  sakes you were wounded\, we are healed\; for you are the strength and res
 toring of the weak.\n\nGlory to your holy Resurrection\, O Lord.\n\nYou ha
 ve brought us up from Hell\, O Lord\, you have crushed the all-devouring w
 hale by your might and laid low his strength\, O All-powerful\; for you ar
 e life and light and resurrection.\n\nMost holy Theotokos\, save us.\n\nO 
 pure Virgin\, our forefathers rejoice in you\, and regain through you that
  Eden which they destroyed by transgressions\; for you are chaste before y
 our bearing and after the birth.\n\nKontakion\, Tone 1\n\nYou arose in glo
 ry from the tomb* and with Yourself You raised the world.* All humanity ac
 claims You as God\,* and death has vanished.* Adam exults\, O Master\,* an
 d Eve\, redeemed now from bondage\, cries out for joy:* “You are the One
 \, O Christ\, Who offer resurrection to all.”\n\nOikos\n\nThe third day 
 arising\, gates of Hell shattering\, the age-long dead raising\, as God of
  all power to him we sing praises: to the myrrh-bearing women in loving go
 od-pleasure appearing\, to those who were foremost\, saying: Rejoice\, joy
  to the apostles proclaiming\, the only giver of life. To disciples in fai
 th then the women proclaim the tokens of victory\, and Hell groans and dea
 th laments\, the whole world exults\, all things rejoice together\, for yo
 u\, O Christ\, have bestowed upon all resurrection.\n\nOde 7\n\nCanon of t
 he Resurrection\n\nIrmos: We\, the faithful\, discern you\, Mother of God\
 , as furnace of intellect:* for as he\, the most highly exalted\, kept saf
 e the three children* so in your womb he re-fashioned man wholly\,* God of
  our fathers\, praised and glorious above all.\n\nGlory to your holy Resur
 rection\, O Lord.\n\nThe earth shuddered with fear\, the sun fled and with
  it the light darkened\, the sacred veil of the temple was torn in two and
  the rocks were split\; for the righteous one was fixed to the cross\, God
  of our fathers\, praised and glorious above all.\n\nGlory to your holy Re
 surrection\, O Lord.\n\nOf your own will for us you became as one with no 
 help and wounded among the dead\, O most highly exalted\, and freed us all
 \; and with your strong hand you raised us up with yourself\, God of our f
 athers\, praised and glorious above all.\n\nMost holy Theotokos\, save us.
 \n\nHail\, spring of ever-living water! Hail\, paradise of delight! Hail\,
  fortress of the faithful! Hail\, unwedded one! Hail\, joy of all the worl
 d from whom has sprung for us the God of our fathers\, praised and gloriou
 s above all!\n\nOde 8\n\nCanon of the Resurrection\n\nIrmos: In the fiery 
 oven as in a smelting furnace* the Israelite children shone bright with th
 e beauty of godliness purer than gold\,* and they said: Bless the Lord\, a
 ll his works\,* praise and highly exalt him throughout all the ages.\n\nGl
 ory to your holy Resurrection\, O Lord.\n\nO Word of God\, maker and trans
 former of all by your will\, changing the shadow of death into everlasting
  life by your Passion\, we\, all your works\, unceasingly praise you as Lo
 rd\, and highly exalt you throughout all the age ·.\n\nGlory to your holy
  Resurrection\, O Lord.\n\nRising on the third day from the grave\, O Chri
 st\, you demolished the destruction and misery within the gates and strong
 holds of Hell. All your works unceasingly praise you as Lord\, and highly 
 exalt you throughout all the ages.\n\nMost holy Theotokos\, save us.\n\nLe
 t us sing to her who without seed and above nature brought forth Christ th
 e precious pearl from the divine lightning\, and let us say: Bless the Lor
 d\, all his works\, praise and highly exalt him throughout all the ages.\n
 \nOde 9\n\nCanon of the Resurrection\n\nIrmos: The bush ever burning and n
 ever consumed* was the type of your pure child-bearing\;* quench now for u
 s the raging furnace of temptations\, we pray you\,* that we may unceasing
 ly magnify you\, Mother of God.\n\nGlory to your holy Resurrection\, O Lor
 d.\n\nO how the lawless and disobedient people\, devising evil\, made righ
 t the accursed and ungodly man and condemned the righteous\, the Lord of g
 lory\, to the tree! Worthily\, we magnify him!\n\nGlory to your holy Resur
 rection\, O Lord.\n\nO Saviour\, innocent Lamb\, taking away the sins of t
 he world\, risen on the third day\, we glorify you\, together with the Fat
 her and your divine Spirit\; acknowledging you as God\, we magnify you\, t
 he Lord of glory.\n\nMost holy Theotokos\, save us.\n\nSave your people\, 
 Lord\, whom you purchased with your precious blood. Grant strength to the 
 king against his enemies\, Lover of man\, and bestow peace on your churche
 s through the prayers of the Mother of God.\n\nSmall Litany\n\nHoly is the
  Lord\n\nHymn of Light\n\nThe two sons of Zebedee\, with Peter\, Nathaniel
 \, and Thomas\,* and two others were fishing in the Lake of Tiberias.* By 
 the command of Christ\, they cast the net on the right side* and drew out 
 many fish.* Peter\, recognizing Christ\, came swimming toward Him.* This w
 as the third appearance of the Lord after His resurrection.* Then He share
 d with them bread and fish from the fire.\n\nGlory… Now…\n\nO Virgin\,
  pray to the Lord Who rose from the tomb on the third day* for us Christia
 ns who praise and bless you with zeal.* For we have all taken you as a ref
 uge of salvation* and as a mediatrix with Him.* For we are your servants\,
  O Mother of God\;* we are the people of your house\,* and we all await yo
 ur protection.\n\nPraises\n\nStichera of the Praises\, Tone 1\n\nTo carry 
 out the sentence pre-ordained:* this honour is for all His faithful.\n\nWe
  sing the praise of Your saving Passion\, O Christ\,* and we glorify Your 
 Resurrection.\n\nPraise God in His holy place\, praise Him in His mighty h
 eavens.\n\nHaving endured the Cross\,* and destroyed death* and risen from
  the dead\,* grant peace to our lives\, O Lord\,* as You alone are All-pow
 erful.\n\nPraise Him for His powerful deeds\,* praise His surpassing great
 ness.\n\nHaving despoiled Hades* and raised mankind by Thy Resurrection\, 
 O Christ\, ** grant that with pure hearts we may praise and glorify Thee.\
 n\nO praise Him with sound of trumpet\,* praise Him with lute and harp\;\n
 \nAs we glorify Your divine condescension\,* we praise You\, O Christ:* Fo
 r You were born of a Virgin\,* yet You were not separated from the Father\
 ;* as man You suffered and willingly endured the Cross\;* arising from the
  grave\, as though coming forth from Your bridal chamber\,* that You might
  save the world.* O Lord\, glory be to You!\n\nPraise Him with timbrel and
  dance\,* praise Him with strings and pipes.\n\nWhen You were nailed to th
 e Tree of the Cross\,* then the might of the enemy was slain\;* creation s
 hook in fear of You\,* and Hades was despoiled by Your might.* You raised 
 the dead from their tombs* and opened Paradise to the Thief.* O Christ our
  God\, glory be to You!\n\nO praise Him with resounding cymbals\, praise H
 im with clashing of cymbals.* Let everything that lives and that breathes 
 give praise to the Lord.\n\nLamenting\, the holy women came with haste to 
 Your grave\;* but finding the tomb opened and learning from the Angel* the
  new and marvelous wonder\,* they announced to the Apostles\,* The Lord ha
 s arisen\,* granting the world His great mercy.\n\nArise\, O Lord my God\,
  let Your hands be lifted up\, * forget not Your poor ones to the end. \n\
 nWe bow down before the divine stripes of Your passion\, O Christ God\,* a
 nd the royal sacrifice that took place divinely revealed in Sion at the en
 d of the ages\;* for You\, the Sun of righteousness\,* enlightened those w
 ho slept in darkness\,* leading them to the never-setting radiance\,* O Lo
 rd\, glory be to You!\n\nI will confess You\, O Lord\, with my whole heart
 \,* I will tell all Your wonders.\n\nO Tumultuous race of the Jews\, give 
 ear.* Where are those who approached Pilate?* Let the soldiers who kept wa
 tch say\,* where are the seals of the grave?* To where has the one who was
  buried been moved?* Where has the One who is not for sale been sold?* How
  has the treasure been burgled?* O Lawless Jews\, why do you slander the R
 ising of the Crucified?* He has arisen\, as one free among the dead\,* and
  grants to the world His great mercy.\n\nTone 6\, Glory…\n\nAfter Your d
 escent into Hades\, O Christ\,* and Your resurrection from the dead\,* the
  disciples grieved over Your departure.* They returned to their occupation
 s* and attended to their nets and their boats\,* but their fishing was in 
 vain.* You appeared to them since You are Lord of all\;* You commanded the
 m to cast the nets on the right side.* Immediately Your word became deed.*
  They caught a great number of fish\,* and they found an unexpected meal p
 repared for them on the shore\,* which they immediately ate.* Now\, make u
 s worthy to enjoy this meal with them in a spiritual manner\,* O Lord and 
 Lover of mankind.\n\nTone 2\, Now…\n\nYou are truly most blessed\, O vir
 gin Mother of God.* Through the One who was incarnate of you\,* Hades was 
 chained\, Adam revived\, the curse wiped out\,* Eve set free\, Death put t
 o 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 Prayers\n
 \nTroparion\, Tone 2\n\nToday salvation has come to the world.* Let us sin
 g to Him who is risen from the tomb\,* the Author of Life who has crushed 
 Death by his death* and bestowed on us victory and great mercy.\n\nInsiste
 nt Litany\n\nLitany of Supplication\n\nGreat Dismissal\n\nAT DIVINE LITURG
 Y ON SUNDAY MORNING\n\nTroparia and Kontakia\n\nTroparion\, Tone 1: Though
  the stone was sealed by the Judeans\,* and soldiers guarded Your most pur
 e body\,* You arose\, O Saviour\, on the third day\,* and gave life to the
  world.* And so the heavenly powers cried out to You\, O Giver of Life:* G
 lory to Your resurrection\, O Christ!* Glory to Your kingdom!* Glory to Yo
 ur saving plan\,* O only Lover of mankind.\n\nGlory be to the Father and t
 o the Son and to the Holy Spirit.\n\nKontakion\, Tone 1: You arose in glor
 y from the tomb* and with Yourself You raised the world.* All humanity acc
 laims You as God\,* and death has vanished.* Adam exults\, O Master\,* and
  Eve\, redeemed now from bondage\, cries out for joy:* “You are the One\
 , O Christ\, Who offer resurrection to all.”\n\nNow and for ever and eve
 r. Amen.\n\nTheotokion\, Tone 1: When Gabriel uttered to you\, O Virgin\, 
 his ‘Rejoice!’* at that sound the Master of all became flesh in you\, 
 the Holy Ark.* As the just David said\,* you have become wider than the he
 avens carrying your Creator.* Glory to Him Who dwelt in you!* Glory to Him
  Who came forth from you!* Glory to Him Who freed us through birth from yo
 u!\n\nProkeimenon\, Tone 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 be
 fits the righteous. (Psalm 32:22\,1)\n\nEpistle\n\n1 Corinthians 4:9-16\n\
 nAlleluia\, Tone 1\n\nverse: God gives me vindication\, and has subdued pe
 oples under me.\n\nverse: Making great the salvation of the king\, and sho
 wing mercy to His anointed\, to David\, and to His posterity forever. (Psa
 lm 17:48\,51)\n\nGospel\n\nMatthew 17:14-23\n\nCommunion Hymn\n\nPraise th
 e Lord from the heavens\;* praise Him in the highest (Psalm 148:1).* Allel
 uia\, alleluia\,* alleluia.
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