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SUMMARY:Sunday\, June 14\, 2026\; Third Sunday after Pentecost\; Octoechos 
 Tone 2\; The Holy Prophet Elisha\; Our Father Methodius\, Patriarch of Con
 stantinople
DESCRIPTION:AT GREAT VESPERS ON SATURDAY EVENING\n\nKathisma Reading\n\nBle
 ssed is the man... is sung.\n\nAt Psalm 140\n\nTone 2\n\nLead my soul fort
 h from prison* that I may give thanks to Your name.\n\nCome\, let us adore
  God the Word\,* who was born of the Father before all ages\,* and was inc
 arnate of the Virgin Mary\;* for of His own free will He suffered the Cros
 s* and submitted Himself to burial\,* and arose from the dead to save me\,
  a sinful one.\n\nThe just shall gather around me* when You have been good
  to me.\n\nChrist our Saviour cancelled the decree that was written agains
 t us\,* by nailing it to the Cross\;* and He abolished the dominion of Dea
 th.* Let us glorify His resurrection on the third day.\n\nOut of the depth
 s I cry to You\, O Lord\;* O Lord\, hear my voice!\n\nLet us\, together wi
 th the archangels\, sing of Christ’s resurrection\;* for He is the Redee
 mer and Saviour of our souls.* He will come again in awesome glory and mig
 hty power* to judge the world which He has fashioned.\n\nLet Your ears be 
 attentive* to the voice of my prayer.\n\nAlthough You died and were buried
 \,* the angel yet declared You as Master.* He said to the women: Come and 
 see where the Lord was placed\;* for He is risen as He foretold\,* because
  He is almighty.* Therefore\, we worship You\, the only Immortal One\,* an
 d we beseech You to have mercy on us\, O Giver of Life.\n\nTone 8\, Podobe
 n: “O most glorious wonder”\n\nIf You mark iniquities\, Lord\, who can
  stand?* But with You forgiveness is that You may be revered.\n\nRejoice\,
  O most wise Elisha\, * for\, having purified your mind * of the passions 
 of the body\, * you received rays of the Spirit\, O glorious one\, * which
  you transmitted to all the rest\, * and were revealed to be wholly radian
 t\; * wherefore\, you have made your abode amid never-waning light. * Pray
  ever on behalf of us * who praise you.\n\nI have waited for You as You ha
 ve commanded\; my soul patiently relies on Your promise\,* for it has trus
 ted in the Lord.\n\nElijah the zealot left you resplendent * in a twofold 
 measure of grace\, * O blessed Elisha\, * when he was shown to be a truly 
 airborne warrior. * And emulating him\, by grace * you halted the rushing 
 torrent of the river\, * and passed over\, O glorious one\, * joyfully ado
 rning yourself * and magnifying Christ.\n\nFrom the morning watch until ni
 ght* let Israel trust in the Lord.\n\nOf old\, the prayer of the Shulamite
  woman’s faith * entrusted her child to you\, * and you raised him from 
 the dead\, * as a divine prophet marvelous in sanctity\; * and again\, thr
 ough salt you manifestly transformed * undrinkable water into potable. * Y
 ou work countless miracles * through the grace of the all-accomplishing Sp
 irit\, * wherefore\, we hymn you\, O blessed one.\n\nFor with the Lord the
 re is mercy\, and with Him there is plentiful redemption\;* and He shall r
 edeem Israel from all its iniquities.\n\nO divinely wise father Methodius\
 , * like a lion\, by the roaring of your most wise teachings * you terrifi
 ed the sly fox * John the Grammarian\, * for he could not endure your denu
 nciation\, * and the wicked wretch\, was felled by a blow * from your noet
 ic sword\; * therefore\, as a champion of the Orthodox people\, * you did 
 not leave the flock of Christ to perish.\n\nPraise the Lord\, all the nati
 ons\;* proclaim His glory\, all you people.\n\nO Methodius\, you are the c
 onfirmation of Orthodoxy\, * the shepherd of the Church\, * adornment of m
 onks\, * a river full to overflowing * with the waters of the Spirit\, * a
  cup pouring forth a drink of surpassing sweetness\, * a beacon illumining
  the ends of the world\, * a two-edged sword honed to sharpness by grace\,
  * which cuts down hordes of the ungodly.\n\nStrong is the love of the Lor
 d for us\;* eternally will His truth endure.\n\nO glorious Methodius\, you
  are a model of confession\, * the foundation of holy hierarchs\, * an ins
 trument inspired by God\, * playing the melody of doctrine\, full of piety
 \, * a dwelling-place of wisdom\, and an abyss of love\, * an ever-flowing
  stream of mercy\, * like a bowl pouring forth * the drink of compunction\
 , * a right flourishing garden of paradise.\n\nTone 2\, Glory… \n\nToday
  the divine coming of the prophets has shone forth\,* mystically calling o
 ut to the souls of those who love the feasts of the Church.* He who mounte
 d the chariot which traverses the heavens\,* the star of the never-waning 
 East\,* with Elisha\, the wondrous man\,* broadens the streams of the new 
 Jordan\,* making clear the proclamation of piety\,* and manifestly portray
 ing by a double image* the twofold blessing of the harmonious glory of the
  Old and the New* for those who with faith celebrate their most festive me
 morial.\n\nNow…\n\nO Virgin\, the shadow of the Law passed away* with th
 e realization of grace.* For as the bush had burned without being consumed
 \,* so you gave birth while a virgin* and you remained a virgin.* Instead 
 of the pillar of fire there rose the Sun of Justice.* Instead of Moses\, C
 hrist God came forth\,* the Saviour of our souls.\n\nProkeimenon\, Tone 6\
 n\nThe Lord reigns\,* He is clothed in majesty.\n\nverse: Robed is the Lor
 d and girt about with strength.\n\nverse: For He has made the world firm\,
  which shall not be moved.\n\nverse: Holiness befits Your house\, O Lord\,
  for length of days.\n\nAposticha\n\nTone 2\n\nYour Resurrection\, O Chris
 t our Saviour\,* has enlightened the whole universe\;* and\, through it\, 
 You call back to Yourself all Creation.* Almighty God\, glory to You!\n\nT
 he Lord reigns\, He is clothed in majesty. Robed is the Lord\, and girt ab
 out with strength.\n\nBy the wood of Your Cross\, O Saviour\,* You have ab
 olished the curse of the tree\;* by Your burial You have destroyed the pow
 er of death\;* and by Your resurrection You enlightened the human race.* W
 e\, therefore\, cry out to You:* O Christ our God\, Giver of Life\, glory 
 to You!\n\nFor He has made the world firm\, which shall not be moved.\n\nO
  Christ\, when You were nailed to the Cross\,* the distorted nature of cre
 ation was made manifest.* The soldiers showed their inhumanity by piercing
  Your side with a lance\,* and the people showed their ignorance of Your p
 ower* by asking that Your tomb be sealed.* But\, in Your mercy\, You accep
 ted burial* and then arose on the third day.* O Lord\, glory to You!\n\nHo
 liness befits Your house\, O Lord\, for length of days.\n\nO Christ\, Give
 r of Life\,* You freely endured the Passion for the sake of mortals.* In Y
 our power You descended into Hades\;* and snatching\, as from a mighty mon
 ster\, the souls of those who awaited Your coming\,* You placed them in Pa
 radise.* Therefore\, show Your great mercy to us who glorify Your resurrec
 tion\,* and cleanse our souls.\n\nTone 6\, Glory… \n\nO prophet and hera
 ld of Christ\,* you have never departed from the throne of His majesty\,* 
 and\, ministering in the highest\,* you intercede for everyone who is sick
 .* Wholly glorious\, you bless the whole world.* Ask cleansing for our sou
 ls.\n\nTone 2\, Now…\n\nWe now behold a new wonder\,* greater than the w
 onders of old.* For who has ever known a mother to bear a child without th
 e help of man?* Who has known a mother to hold in her arms the Source of a
 ll Creation?* It was God’s own will to be born in this manner\;* and you
 \, O most pure Virgin\, carried Him as an infant in your arms.* Because of
  this\, you can approach God with the boldness of a mother.* Therefore\, w
 e venerate you\, and ask you to always beseech Him* to have mercy on us an
 d save our souls.\n\nTroparia\, Tone 2\n\nWhen You went down to death\, O 
 Life Immortal\,* You struck Hades dead with the blazing light of Your divi
 nity.* When You raised the dead from the nether world\,* all the powers of
  heaven cried out:* “O Giver of Life\, Christ our God\, glory be to You!
 ”\n\nTone 4\, Glory… \n\nThe angel in the flesh\, the foundation of th
 e prophets\, * the second forerunner of the coming of Christ\, * the glori
 ous Elijah sent down grace from on high upon Elisha * to dispel infirmitie
 s and to cleanse lepers. * Wherefore\, he pours forth healings upon those 
 who honour him.\n\nNow…\n\nO Mother of God\, the mystery hidden from all
  eternity* and unknown even to the angels\,* was revealed through you to t
 hose 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 th
 e cross for our sake* and thereby raised again the first created\,* and sa
 ved our souls from death.\n\n&nbsp\;\n\nGREAT MATINS ON SUNDAY MORNING\n\n
 Usual Beginning\n\nHexapsalm\n\nGreat Litany\n\nGod the Lord\, Tone 2\n\nT
 roparia\, Tone 2\n\nWhen You went down to death\, O Life Immortal\,* You s
 truck Hades dead with the blazing light of Your divinity.* When You raised
  the dead from the nether world\,* all the powers of heaven cried out:* 
 “O Giver of Life\, Christ our God\, glory be to You!”\n\nTone 4\n\nThe
  angel in the flesh\, the foundation of the prophets\, * the second foreru
 nner of the coming of Christ\, * the glorious Elijah sent down grace from 
 on high upon Elisha * to dispel infirmities and to cleanse lepers. * Where
 fore\, he pours forth healings upon those who honour him.\n\nGlory… \n\n
 The truth of your deeds made you for your flock a rule of faith\,* and an 
 image of meekness\,* a teacher of continence\,* and so you gained the high
 ts through humility\,* riches through poverty\,* father and bishop Methodi
 us\,* intercede with Christ our God\,* for the salvation of our souls.\n\n
 Now…\n\nO Mother of God\, the mysteries which surround you are exceeding
 ly glorious\,* and beyond the power of understanding.* For you retained th
 e seal of purity\,* and your virginity remained inviolate\;* yet you are a
 cknowledged\, without doubt\,* to be the Mother who gave birth to the true
  God.* We beg you\, therefore\, to entreat Him to save our souls.\n\nPsalt
 er Reading\n\nStasis I: Psalms 9\, 10\nStasis II: Psalms 11\, 12\, 13\nSta
 sis III: Psalms 14\, 15\, 16\n\nSmall Litany\n\nSessional Hymn I\, Tone 2\
 n\nThe noble Joseph having taken down You most pure Body from the tree\,* 
 wrapped it in a fine linen shroud* covering it with fragrant spices* and p
 laced it in a new sepulchre\;* but on the third day You arose\, O Lord\,* 
 granting the world great mercy.\n\nArise\, O Lord my God\, let Your hands 
 be lifted on high\;* forget not Your poor to the end.\n\nThe Angel standin
 g by the tomb cried to the myrrh-bearing women\,* ‘Myrrh is fitting for 
 the dead\,* but Christ has been revealed a stranger to corruption.* rather
  cry aloud: The Lord is risen\,* granting the world great mercy!’\n\nGlo
 ry… Now…\n\nYou are highly glorified\, O Virgin Theotokos\,* and we si
 ng your praise\,* for through the Cross of your Son Hades has been overthr
 own\,* Death has been slain\,* and we who were dead have arisen and been g
 ranted life.* We have received Paradise\, our ancient delight\,* therefore
  with thanksgiving we glorify Christ our God* as mighty and alone plenteou
 s in mercy.\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 H
 ymn II\, Tone 2\n\nYou did not prevent the grave stone from being sealed\,
 * and having arisen You granted to all the rock of the Faith.* O Lord\, gl
 ory be to You!\n\nI will confess You\, O Lord\, with my whole heart\,* I w
 ill tell of all Your wonders.\n\nThe choir of Your Disciples rejoices in h
 armony with the Myrrh-bearing women\;* for with them we celebrate a common
  feast  to the glory and honour of Your Resurrection.* Through them\, O L
 ord who loves mankind\,* grant Your people Your great mercy.\n\nGlory… N
 ow…\n\nYou are highly blessed\, O Virgin Theotokos\,* for through Him wh
 o was incarnate of you* Hades has been taken captive\, Adam recalled\, the
  curse slain\, and Eve set free\,* death has been put to death and we have
  been given life\;* therefore with hymns we cry to you:* Blessed are You O
  Christ our God who has been thus well-pleased\, glory be to You!\n\nPolye
 leos\n\nEvlogitaria\n\nSmall Litany\n\nHypakoe\, Tone 2\n\nThe women comin
 g to Your grave after the Passion* to anoint Your body\, O Christ God\,* s
 aw Angels in the tomb and were frightened\,* for they heard a message from
  them:* The Lord has arisen\, granting the world His great mercy.\n\nHymn 
 of Ascent\, Tone 2\n\nAntiphon 1\n\nI raise the eyes of my heart to You in
  heaven\, O Saviour.* Save me by Your radiance.\n\nHave mercy\, O my Chris
 t\, on us who fail You every hour and in many ways\,* and grant to us the 
 means to return to You* in repentance before the end.\n\nGlory… Now…\n
 \nTo the Holy Spirit belongs sovereignty\,* sanctification and the quicken
 ing of creation\,* for He is God\, one in essence with the Father* and the
  Word.\n\nAntiphon 2\n\nIf the Lord was not among us\,* who could be kept 
 safe from the one* who is both our foe and a manslayer?\n\nDo not hand You
 r servant over to destruction\, O my Saviour.* For like a lion they come u
 p against me\,* they who are my foes.\n\nGlory… Now…\n\nTo the Holy Sp
 irit belongs the source of life and its honour\,* for\, being God\, He pre
 serves all creation* by His power* in the Father through the Son.\n\nAntip
 hon 3\n\nThose who trust in the Lord are like the holy mountain:* they are
  utterly unshaken* by the assaults of the enemy.\n\nLet not those who live
  for God* stretch out their hands in iniquity\;* for with the rod of His w
 ord Christ forbids such things.\n\nGlory… Now…\n\nBy the Holy Spirit a
 ll wisdom flows forth\,* grace to the Apostles\,* crowns to the Martyrs\,*
  and to the Prophets\, prophetic vision.\n\nProkeimenon\, Tone 2\n\nArouse
  Yourself\, O Lord my God\, in the commandment which You have enjoined\,* 
 and a congregation of peoples shall surround You.\n\nverse: O Lord my God\
 , I have put my hope in You. Save me from all them that pursue me and deli
 ver me.\n\nLet everything that lives\, Tone 2\n\nGospel\n\nMark 16:9-20\n\
 nHymn of Resurrection\n\nPsalm 50\n\nVerses at Psalm 50\n\nCanon\n\nBelow 
 is given simply the Canon of the Resurrection from the Octoechos and the a
 ppointed Katavasiae. \n\nFor a fuller order of the Canon\, see here.\n\nOd
 e 1\n\nCanon of the Resurrection\n\nIrmos: Once his overwhelming power ove
 rturned the whole of Pharaoh's army in the deep\;* but the Word made flesh
 \, the Lord of glory\, blotted out the wholly wretched sin.\n\nGlory to yo
 ur holy Resurrection\, O Lord.\n\nThe prince of this world in whose books 
 we\, who disobeyed your commands\, were inscribed\, O Good One\, has been 
 judged by your cross\; attacking you as a mortal\, he fell back from the p
 ower of your might and was exposed in his weakness.\n\nGlory to your holy 
 Resurrection\, O Lord.\n\nDeliverer of the race of mortal men and author o
 f incorruptible life\, you came into the world: for you tore in pieces the
  grave clothes of death in your resurrection\, and this we glorify. Glorio
 usly he is glorified.\n\nMost holy Theotokos\, save us.\n\nO pure one\, an
 d ever-Virgin\, you are shown to be higher than all creatures seen and uns
 een\; for you bore the Creator since he willed to take flesh in your womb\
 ; with boldness pray to him to save our souls.\n\nKatavasia: I shall open 
 my mouth\, and be filled with the Spirit\, * and utter discourse to the Qu
 een and Mother\; * and be seen radiantly keeping festival\, * joyfully pra
 ising her wonders.\n\nOde 3\n\nCanon of the Resurrection\n\nIrmos: The des
 ert\, the barren Church of the nations\, has blossomed as a lily at your c
 oming\, O Lord\;* in this my heart is made firm.\n\nGlory to your holy Res
 urrection\, O Lord.\n\nCreation at your Passion was put to confusion to se
 e you in mean disguise and mocked by the lawless\, you whose lightest nod 
 had established the universe.\n\nGlory to your holy Resurrection\, O Lord.
 \n\nYou fashioned me with your hands from the dust in your image\; and whe
 n\, through sin\, I was crushed again into the dust of death\, you\, O Chr
 ist\, went down with me to Hell and raised me up with yourself.\n\nMost ho
 ly Theotokos\, save us.\n\nThe ranks of angels were amazed and the hearts 
 of men trembled\, All-pure\, at your giving birth\; wherefore we reverence
  you in faith\, O Mother of God.\n\nKatavasia: O Theotokos\, living and pl
 entiful fount\, * establish in spiritual fellowship those who sing hymns t
 o you\, * and in your divine glory * grant them crowns of glory.\n\nOde 4\
 n\nCanon of the Resurrection\n\nIrmos: You came forth from the Virgin\,* n
 ot an ambassador\, not an angel\,* but the Lord himself made flesh\,* and 
 saved my whole humanity.\n\nGlory to your holy Resurrection\, O Lord.\n\nY
 ou were standing\, my God\, before the judgment seat as one judged\, not c
 rying out\, bringing\, O Lord\, judgment upon the nations. Thus\, through 
 your Passion\, O Christ\, you wrought salvation for the world.\n\nGlory to
  your holy Resurrection\, O Lord.\n\nBy your Passion the weapons of the en
 emies failed\, by your descent into Hell the cities of the foe were destro
 yed and the insolence of the tyrant overthrown.\n\nMost holy Theotokos\, s
 ave us.\n\nAll we the faithful know you a haven of salvation\, a fortified
  city unshaken\, Lady Mother of God\; for by your prayers you deliver our 
 souls from danger.\n\nKatavasia: He who sits in glory upon the throne of t
 he Godhead\, * Jesus the true God\, * is come in a swift cloud * and with 
 His sinless hands he has saved those who cry: * Glory to Your power\, O Ch
 rist.\n\nOde 5\n\nCanon of the Resurrection\n\nIrmos: Christ God\, you are
  mediator between God and man:* through you\, O Lord\, we have access from
  the night of ignorance to your Father\, the author of light.\n\nGlory to 
 your holy Resurrection\, O Lord.\n\nYou broke as the cedars\, O Christ\, t
 he insolence of the enemy when\, of your own will\, O Lord\, you were plea
 sed to be lifted up in the flesh on the cypress\, the pine and the cedar.\
 n\nGlory to your holy Resurrection\, O Lord.\n\nThey laid you in the lowes
 t pit\, O Christ\, dead\, without breath\; but with your stripes you raise
 d with yourself\, O Saviour\, the wounded and forgotten who slept in the g
 raves.\n\nMost holy Theotokos\, save us.\n\nPray to your Son and Lord\, pu
 re Virgin\, to grant deliverance to prisoners and peace from the hostile f
 orces surrounding those who trust in you.\n\nKatavasia: All creation stand
 s in awe of your divine glory\; * for you\, O Virgin who have not known we
 dlock\, * contained within your womb the God of all\, * and gave birth to 
 the timeless Son\, * bestowing peace\, upon all who hymn you.\n\nOde 6\n\n
 Canon of the Resurrection\n\nIrmos: Engulfed in sin's unfathomed depths* I
  cry to the fathomless deeps of your tender compassion\;* God has brought 
 me up* from corruption.\n\nGlory to your holy Resurrection\, O Lord.\n\nTh
 e righteous was judged as a criminal and nailed to the tree with the lawle
 ss with his own blood granting forgiveness to the guilty.\n\nGlory to your
  holy Resurrection\, O Lord.\n\nAs by one man\, the first Adam\, death cam
 e of old to the world\, so by one\, the Son of God\, resurrection has been
  revealed .\n\nMost holy Theotokos\, save us.\n\nYou knew no man\, O Virgi
 n\, you bore a child and remained for ever virgin\, revealing thus the sig
 ns of true divinity of your Son and God.\n\nKatavasia: Celebrating the div
 ine and solemn feast * of the Mother of God * O divinely wise\, * let us c
 ome\, clapping our hands\, * and glorify God who was born of her.\n\nKonta
 kion\, Tone 2\n\nYou rose from the tomb\, O almighty Saviour\;* and Hades\
 , seeing this wonder\, was stricken with fear\; and the dead arose.* Creat
 ion saw and rejoices with You\, and Adam exults.* And the world\, my Savio
 ur\, sings Your praises for ever.\n\n&nbsp\;\n\nIkos\n\nLight you are to t
 hose endarkened\, resurrection you are to all and life to mortal man\; and
  when you\, the Saviour\, raised up all with yourself and despoiled the mi
 ght of death\, when you\, O Word\, shattered the gates of Hell\, the dead 
 saw it and marvelled at the marvel and all creation rejoiced together in y
 our resurrection\, O Lover of man. For all of this we glorify and sing you
 r coming down to us and all the universe\, my Saviour\, hymns you for ever
 .\n\n&nbsp\;\n\nOde 7\n\nCanon of the Resurrection\n\nIrmos: The godless d
 ecree of the lawless tyrant* re-kindled the soaring flames\,* Christ let f
 all on the God-fearing children the dew of the Spirit.* He is blessed and 
 glorious above all.\n\nGlory to your holy Resurrection\, O Lord.\n\nYour t
 ender compassion\, O Lord\, would not allow you to see mankind beneath the
  sway of death but you came and saved him by your own blood\, becoming man
 . He is blessed and glorious above all.\n\nGlory to your holy Resurrection
 \, O Lord.\n\nSeeing you clothed in the robe of vengeance\, O Christ. Hell
 ’s doorkeepers cowered in fear for you came to master\, O Lord\, the sla
 ve\, the reasonless tyrant. He is blessed and glorious above all.\n\nMost 
 holy Theotokos\, save us.\n\nWe know you the Holy of Holies\, Virgin unspo
 tted\, Mother unwedded\, for you alone bore the unchangeable God: by your 
 divine giving birth you have shed incorruption on all the faithful.\n\nKat
 avasia: Refusing to worship created things * in place of the Creator\, * t
 he divinely wise youths bravely trampled down the threatening fire * and r
 ejoicing they sang aloud: * O supremely hymned Lord and God of our Fathers
 \,* Blessed are You.\n\nOde 8\n\nCanon of the Resurrection\n\nIrmos: Once 
 in Babylon by divine command* the blazing furnace divided its work\,* the 
 Chaldaeans consuming\, the faithful bedewing\,* who sang: Bless the Lord\,
  all you works of the Lord.\n\nGlory to your holy Resurrection\, O Lord.\n
 \nThe ranks of angels saw the garment of your flesh empurpled with your bl
 ood\, in trembling amazement at the magnitude of your longsuffering\, cryi
 ng: Bless the Lord\, all you works of the Lord.\n\nGlory to your holy Resu
 rrection\, O Lord.\n\nThrough your rising\, O Merciful\, you have clothed 
 my mortality with deathlessness\; therefore in glad thanksgiving your chos
 en people raise to you a song of praise\, crying: Truly death is swallowed
  up in victory.\n\nMost holy Theotokos\, save us.\n\nThe One inseparable f
 rom the Father and humanly\, divinely\, dwelling in your womb\, you concei
 ved without seed and brought forth inexpressibly\, Birth-giver of God\, al
 l-pure. By this we know you the salvation of us all.\n\nKatavasia: The Off
 spring of the Theotokos * saved the holy children in the furnace. * He who
  was then prefigured has now been born on earth\, * and He gathers all cre
 ation to hymn you: * all you works praise the Lord * and supremely exalt H
 im throughout all ages.\n\nMagnificat\n\n&nbsp\;\n\nOde 9\n\nCanon of the 
 Resurrection\n\nIrmos: The Son of the unbegun Begetter\, God and Lord\, ma
 de flesh of the Virgin\,* has appeared among us to bring light to the dark
 ened places* and to gather the scattered together.* Therefore\, we magnify
  the all-praised Mother of God.\n\nGlory to your holy Resurrection\, O Lor
 d.\n\nOn Golgotha\, as in Paradise\, there was planted\, O Saviour\, the t
 hrice-happy tree of your pure cross\, nourished by your blood divine and w
 ater\; so from the wellspring of your holy side\, O Christ\, life has blos
 somed for us.\n\nGlory to your holy Resurrection\, O Lord.\n\nThe crucifie
 d\, the all-powerful\, laid low the strong man armed\, and the nature of m
 an\, lying below in the dungeon of Hell\, he raised and placed on the Fath
 er's throne\; coming in the midst of which we\, worshipping\, magnify you.
 \n\nWe bless the Lord\; Father\, Son\, and Holy Spirit.\n\nIn the true fai
 th singing\, let us the faithful glorify the Trinity\, three in number\, o
 ne in substance\, indivisible nature\, supremely divine\, triply shining l
 ight and never-setting radiance\, the only uncompounded shedding light upo
 n all.\n\nKatavasia: Let every mortal born on earth\, * radiant with light
 \, in spirit leap for joy\; * and let the host of the angelic powers * cel
 ebrate and honour the holy feast of the Mother of God\, * and let them cry
  aloud: * Rejoice! O all-blessed Theotokos\, * pure Ever-Virgin.\n\nSmall 
 Litany\n\nHoly is the Lord\n\nHymn of Light\n\nTruly Christ is risen.* Let
  no one doubt or be suspicious.* For He appeared to Mary and then to those
  who went fishing.* Then He appeared to His eleven apostles as they were e
 ating.* He sent them forth to baptize the whole world\;* then He ascended 
 to heaven from which He had descended\,* confirming His divine message by 
 a multitude of miracles.\n\nGlory… Now…\n\nO Sun that arose today * as
  a Groom from his chamber * from the all-holy sepulchre\, * after plunderi
 ng Hades\, * and making death ineffective: * heeding the intercessions * o
 f her who bore You\, send out light * unto us\, light illumining hearts an
 d souls\, * light that leads all people who lay in darkness * to walk in Y
 our commandments * and in the ways of peace.\n\nPraises\n\nStichera of the
  Praises\, Tone 2\n\nTo carry out the sentence pre-ordained:* this honour 
 is for all His faithful.\n\nEverything that breathes and every creature gl
 orifies You\, O Lord\,* for through Your Cross You destroyed death* and th
 us shown the multitude of peoples Your Resurrection from the dead\,* as Yo
 u alone love mankind.\n\nPraise God in His holy place\, praise Him in His 
 mighty heavens.\n\nLet the Jews tell how the soldiers lost the King they w
 ere guarding.* Why then did the stone not guard the rock of life?* Either 
 let them give up the one who was buried or adore Him as risen\,* exclaimin
 g together with us:* Glory to the multitude of Your mercies:* O Saviour\, 
 glory be to You!\n\nPraise Him for His powerful deeds\,* praise His surpas
 sing greatness.\n\nRejoice O peoples and be glad!* for an Angel sat upon t
 he grave stone* and gave us good tidings saying:* Christ is risen from the
  dead* and has filled the universe with sweet fragrance.* Rejoice O people
 s and be glad!'\n\nO praise Him with sound of trumpet\,* praise Him with l
 ute and harp\;\n\nBefore Your conception\, O Lord\,* an Angel brought the 
 greeting ‘Rejoice’ to the one full of grace:* at Your Resurrection an 
 Angel rolled away the stone from Your glorious grave.* The one revealed th
 e signs of joy instead of sorrow\;* the other instead of death has proclai
 med to us the Master\, and giver of life.* Wherefore we cry to You:* O Ben
 efactor of all mankind\,* Lord\, glory be to You!\n\nPraise Him with timbr
 el and dance\,* praise Him with strings and pipes.\n\nThe women sprinkled 
 sweet spices* mingled with their tears upon Your grave\,* but their mouths
  were filled with joy as they exclaimed\,* The Lord hath arisen!\n\nO prai
 se Him with resounding cymbals\, praise Him with clashing of cymbals.* Let
  everything that lives and that breathes give praise to the Lord.\n\nLet t
 he nations and the peoples praise Christ our God\,* who willingly endured 
 the Cross for us and suffered three days in Hades\;* let them worship His 
 Resurrection from the dead\,* through which all the ends of the world have
  been enlightened.\n\nArise\, O Lord my God\, let Your hands be lifted on 
 high\;* forget not Your poor to the end.\n\nYou were crucified\, and Thou 
 were buried\, O Christ\,* as You willed\;* You have despoiled death as God
  and Master\,* granting the world eternal life and Your great mercy.\n\nI 
 will confess You\, O Lord\, with my whole heart\,* I will tell of all Your
  wonders.\n\nIn truth\, O wicked ones\,* by sealing the tomb you have gran
 ted us a greater wonder\;* for the guards having complete knowledge of tha
 t which took place were compelled by you to say* “while we slept the Dis
 ciples came and stole him.”* And who would steal a corpse\, especially o
 ne that is naked?* But He has arisen by His own authority as God\,* leavin
 g behind His grave-clothes in the tomb.* Come\, O Jews\,* see that He did 
 not burst the seals\,* the One who has trampled on death* and granted mank
 ind life without end* and His great mercy.\n\nTone 3\, Glory…\n\nThe dis
 ciples were rebuked for the hardness of their hearts* because they doubted
  when Mary Magdalene proclaimed to them* the resurrection of the Saviour a
 nd His appearance to her.* But when they were strengthened with miracles a
 nd wonders\,* they were sent out to preach.* And when You\, O Lord\, ascen
 ded to Your Father\, the Source of all light\,* the disciples preached thr
 oughout the world* verifying their words with wonders and miracles.* There
 fore\, we who were enlightened by them\,* glorify Your resurrection from t
 he dead\, O Lover of mankind.\n\nTone 2\, Now…\n\nYou are truly most ble
 ssed\, O virgin 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 to death\,* and we ourselves were brought back to life.* That i
 s why we cry out in praise\;* Blessed are You\, O Christ our God\,* who fi
 nds in this your good pleasure. Glory to You!\n\nGreat Doxology\n\nTrisagi
 on Prayers\n\nTroparion\, Tone 2\n\nYou came forth from death\, destroying
  the eternal bonds of Hades\, O Lord.* You broke the curse of Death* and t
 hus delivered us from the snares of the Evil One.* Then You appeared to yo
 ur apostles and sent them forth to preach\,* and through them You have bes
 towed your peace upon all the world\,* for You alone are rich in mercy.\n\
 nInsistent Litany\n\nLitany of Supplication\n\nGreat Dismissal\n\nAT DIVIN
 E LITURGY ON SUNDAY MORNING\n\nTroparia and Kontakia\n\nTroparion\, Tone 2
 : When You went down to death\, O Life Immortal\,* You struck Hades dead w
 ith the blazing light of Your divinity.* When You raised the dead from the
  nether world\,* all the powers of heaven cried out:* “O Giver of Life\,
  Christ our God\, glory be to You!”\n\nGlory be to the Father and to the
  Son and to the Holy Spirit.\n\nKontakion\, Tone 2: You rose from the tomb
 \, O almighty Saviour\;* and Hades\, seeing this wonder\, was stricken wit
 h fear\; and the dead arose.* Creation saw and rejoices with You\, and Ada
 m exults.* And the world\, my Saviour\, sings Your praises for ever.\n\nNo
 w and for ever and ever. Amen.\n\nTheotokion\, Tone 2: The tomb and death 
 could not hold the Mother of God\,* unceasing in her intercession and an u
 nfailing hope of patronage\,* for as the Mother of Life she was transferre
 d to life* by Him Who had dwelt in her ever-virgin womb.\n\nProkeimenon\, 
 Tone 2\n\nThe Lord is my strength and my song of praise\, and He has becom
 e my salvation.\n\nverse: The Lord has indeed chastised me\, but He has no
 t delivered me to death. (Psalm 117:14\,18)\n\nEpistle\n\nRomans 5:1-10\n\
 nAlleluia\, Tone 2\n\nverse: The Lord will hear you in the day of tribulat
 ion\; the name of the God of Jacob will shield you.\n\nverse: Lord\, grant
  victory to the king and hear us in the day that we shall call upon You. (
 Psalm 19:2\,10)\n\nGospel\n\nMatthew 6:22-33\n\nCommunion Hymn\n\nPraise t
 he Lord from the heavens\;* praise Him in the highest (Psalm 148:1).* Alle
 luia\, alleluia\,* alleluia.
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