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SUMMARY:Sunday\, November 1\, 2026\; Twenty-third Sunday after Pentecost\; 
 Octoechos Tone 6\;  Hieromartyr Theodore Romzha\, Bishop of Mukachevo\;  T
 he Holy Wonderworkers and Unmercenaries Cosmas and Damian.
DESCRIPTION:Polyeleos Feast. Resurrectional Gospel 1.\n\n GREAT VESPERS ON
  SATURDAY NIGHT\n\nKathisma Reading\n\nBlessed is the man… is sung.\n\nA
 t Psalm 140\n\nTone 6\n\nLead my soul forth from prison* that I may give t
 hanks to Your name.\n\nO Christ\, You won the victory over Hades\,* You as
 cended the cross so that You might raise up with Yourself* all those who d
 welt in the darkness of death.* Almighty Saviour\, You are free from death
 * and bestow life by Your divine light.* We\, therefore\, beseech You to h
 ave mercy on us.\n\nThe just shall gather around me* when You have been go
 od to me.\n\nToday Christ has conquered Death.* He has risen from the grav
 e as He had foretold\,* bestowing great joy upon the world.* Therefore\, l
 et us all lift up our voices and sing:* O Fount of Life\, O Light whom no 
 one can approach\,* Almighty Saviour\, have mercy on us.\n\nOut of the dep
 ths I cry to You\, O Lord\;* O Lord\, hear my voice!\n\nO Lord\, where can
  we sinners flee from You\,* for You are present in all creation?* You are
  present in heaven\, for it is Your dwelling place.* Your power prevails i
 n Hades where You conquered Death.* O Master\, Your sustaining hand touche
 s even the depths of the sea.* Where\, then\, can we take refuge except in
  You?* We\, therefore\, prostrate ourselves before You and pray:* O Lord\,
  risen from the dead\, have mercy on us.\n\nLet Your ears be attentive* to
  the voice of my prayer.\n\nWe exult in Your cross\, O Christ\,* and we si
 ng the glory of Your resurrection.* For You are our God\, and we have no o
 ther Lord but You.\n\nTone 6\n\nOut of the depths I cry to You\, O Lord\;*
  O Lord\, hear my voice!\n\nFather and priest-martyr Theodore\,* you took 
 the yoke of Christ upon your shoulders\,* and served Him faithfully\,* cou
 rageously defeating the attacks of the faithless\,* and entering eternal l
 ife\;* there\, you shine like a star\, before the throne of the King above
  all who reign\,* and the Lord over all who rule.* Pray to Him unceasingly
  for the salvation of our souls.\n\nLet Your ears be attentive* to the voi
 ce of my prayer.\n\nFather and priest-martyr Theodore\,* you took the yoke
  of Christ upon your shoulders\,* and served Him faithfully\,* courageousl
 y defeating the attacks of the faithless\,* and entering eternal life\;* t
 here\, you shine like a star\, before the throne of the King above all who
  reign\,* and the Lord over all who rule.* Pray to Him unceasingly for the
  salvation of our souls.\n\nIf You mark iniquities\, Lord\, who can stand?
 * But with You forgiveness is that You may be revered.\n\nHaving gathered 
 in faith today\, we all praise you\, O priest-martyr Theodore\;* you were 
 revealed to be a good shepherd\, not retreating from the truth\,* you were
  an honest overseer\, and so we sing to you in faith:* O all-blessed one\,
  the praise of truly orthodox Christians\,* pray for us to the Lord that H
 e have mercy on our souls.\n\nI have waited for You as You have commanded\
 ; my soul patiently relies on Your promise\,* for it has trusted in the Lo
 rd.\n\nHaving gathered in faith today\, we all praise you\, O priest-marty
 r Theodore\;* you were revealed to be a good shepherd\, not retreating fro
 m the truth\,* you were an honest overseer\, and so we sing to you in fait
 h:* O all-blessed one\, the praise of truly orthodox Christians\,* pray fo
 r us to the Lord that He have mercy on our souls.\n\nFrom the morning watc
 h until night* let Israel trust in the Lord.\n\nFather and Priest-Martyr T
 heodore\,* for the sake of the Church of God\, and of the future life\,* y
 ou entered the den of thieves without fear.* You were never afraid of fero
 cious enemies\,* and although\, coming to you\, they caused you much affli
 ction\,* yet\, praying and trusting in the Lord\, you did His will.* You s
 uffered even unto death\, O long-suffering one\, and now you dwell in the 
 heavens\,* and so\, praising you faithfully\, we honor you.\n\nFor with th
 e Lord there is mercy\, and with Him there is plentiful redemption\;* and 
 He shall redeem Israel from all its iniquities.\n\nFather and Priest-Marty
 r Theodore\,* for the sake of the Church of God\, and of the future life\,
 * you entered the den of thieves without fear.* You were never afraid of f
 erocious enemies\,* and although\, coming to you\, they caused you much af
 fliction\,* yet\, praying and trusting in the Lord\, you did His will.* Yo
 u suffered even unto death\, O long-suffering one\, and now you dwell in t
 he heavens\,* and so\, praising you faithfully\, we honor you.\n\nPraise t
 he Lord\, all the nations\;* proclaim His glory\, all you people.\n\nFathe
 r and Priest-Martyr Theodore\,* you steadfastly obeyed the commandments of
  Christ.* Your ascetic labor was great\, O pillar of our Church\,* and our
  hope in Heaven\,* in whom faithful Christians place their trust.* For\, y
 ou imitated Christ\, always walking upon His way\,* accepting and carrying
  the Cross\,* and now you glorify Him together with the ranks of angels.* 
 You are our praise in the Kingdom of God\,* and the joy of those who honor
  you this day.\n\nStrong is the love of the Lord for us\;* eternally will 
 His truth endure.\n\nFather and Priest-Martyr Theodore\,* you steadfastly 
 obeyed the commandments of Christ.* Your ascetic labor was great\, O pilla
 r of our Church\,* and our hope in Heaven\,* in whom faithful Christians p
 lace their trust.* For\, you imitated Christ\, always walking upon His way
 \,* accepting and carrying the Cross\,* and now you glorify Him together w
 ith the ranks of angels.* You are our praise in the Kingdom of God\,* and 
 the joy of those who honor you this day.\n\nTone 6\, Glory….\n\nCome\, O
  Christians of the Carpathian lands.* Let us give praise to the wondrous a
 dornment of our Church.* For\, among the angels and choirs of saints in th
 e heavens\, there is joy\;* and for the ferocious demon - embitterment.* F
 or the good one completed the path\, preserving the undivided faith unblem
 ished.* He accepted the bright crown of victory from the hands of the almi
 ghty God.* And has settled in the radiant heavenly dwellings.* Therefore\,
  in true faith and with fervent prayers\, we run to you\, O Theodore\,* pr
 aying that you obtain from Christ God\, salvation for our souls.\n\nNow…
 \n\nWho would not call you blessed\, O Virgin most holy?* Who would not si
 ng a hymn of praise* to the glory of your giving birth without pain or tra
 vail?* The Only-begotten Son Himself\,* begotten of the Father before all 
 ages\,* was made flesh out of you in a manner* that cannot be explained\, 
 O Woman most pure!* And for our sake\, He who is God by nature* assumed th
 e nature of a man.* He is not divided into two persons\;* He is understood
  to have two natures* without commixion or confusion.* O noble and blessed
  Woman\,* intercede with Him that He may have mercy on our souls.\n\nReadi
 ngs\n\n(1) Proverbs 10:6-7\; 3:13-17\; 8:6\, 32-35\; 8:4\, 12\, 14\, 17\; 
 8:5-9\; 22:19-21\; 15:4 (2) Proverbs 10:31-11:12 (3) Wisdom 4:7-15\n\nApos
 ticha\n\nTone 6\n\nO Christ our Saviour\,* the angels in heaven sing the p
 raises of Your resurrection\;* make us on earth also worthy* to extol and 
 glorify You with a pure heart.\n\nThe Lord reigns\, He is clothed in majes
 ty. Robed is the Lord\, and girt about with strength.\n\nAlmighty God\, Yo
 u destroyed the brazen gates and bars of Hades\,* and raised up fallen man
 kind.* Therefore\, with one accord\, we cry out:* O Lord\, risen from the 
 dead\, glory to You!\n\nFor He has made the world firm\, which shall not b
 e moved.\n\nChrist willed to renew us from our corruption of old* by being
  nailed to a cross and placed in a tomb.* When the women came to anoint Hi
 s body they tearfully cried out:* O\, what sorrow afflicts us!* O Saviour 
 of All\, how could You consent to occupy a grave?* If you truly willed thi
 s\, then why did You allow Your body to be stolen?* How were You removed?*
  What place now conceals Your life-bearing body?* O Lord\, appear to us as
  You promised* and put an end to our tears.* As they were lamenting\, an a
 ngel appeared and cried out to them:* Do not weep\, but tell the apostles 
 that the Lord is risen\,* granting sanctification and great mercy to the w
 orld.\n\nHoliness befits Your house\, O Lord\, for length of days.\n\nO Ch
 rist\, You were crucified of Your own free will\,* and by Your burial You 
 imprisoned Death.* As God\, You rose in glory on the third day\,* granting
  life and great mercy to the world.\n\nTone 5\, Glory...\n\nIneffable and 
 indescribable is the grace* that you received\, O Priest-Martyr Theodore.*
  Today\, glorifying you\, we pray to God:* to forgive our sins\, and accep
 t us into His courts\,* and show us His glory.* So that faithfully\, with 
 you\, the all-blessed one\, we may be satiated with divine food.* O Most R
 everend Hierarch of Christ\, worthy of praise\,* make us worthy to be part
 akers in the Kingdom of Heaven.\n\nNow...\n\nO most pure Virgin\,* you are
  the temple\, the gate\, the palace\, and the throne of the King.* Christ\
 , my Deliverer and Lord\,* appeared through you to those who slumbered in 
 darkness.* For He\, as the Sun of Righteousness\,* wished to enlighten tho
 se whom He created with His own hands* according to His own image.* Theref
 ore\, we beseech you\, whom we always praise in song\,* to unceasingly int
 ercede with Christ that our souls may be saved\;* for\, as His mother\, yo
 u can approach Him with the greatest boldness.\n\nTroparia\n\nTone 6\n\nAn
 gelic powers were upon Your tomb* and the guards became like dead men\;* M
 ary stood before Your tomb* seeking Your most pure body.* You captured Had
 es without being overcome by it.* You met the Virgin and granted life.* O 
 Lord\, risen from the dead\,* glory be to You!\n\nTone 4\, Glory... \n\nYo
 u followed the apostles’ way of virtue\, O priest-martyr Theodore\,* and
  as a good Shepherd you protected the flock of Christ\,* giving up your so
 ul for it.* You\, O blessed one\, were killed by the godless\,* thus enter
 ing eternal joy.* Adorned with wounds\, O long-suffering one\,* you receiv
 ed the crown of glory from the Lamb of God\,* pray to Him for the salvatio
 n of our souls.\n\nNow...\n\nO Theotokos\, the mystery hidden from all ete
 rnity* 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 natu
 re in a perfect but unconfused union.* Then\, He willingly accepted the Cr
 oss for our sake* and thereby raised again the first created man\,* and sa
 ved our souls from death.\n\nGREAT MATINS ON SUNDAY MORNING\n\nUsual Begin
 ning\n\nHexapsalm\n\nGreat Litany\n\nGod the Lord\, Tone 6\n\nTroparia\, T
 one 6\n\nAngelic powers were upon Your tomb* and the guards became like de
 ad men\;* Mary stood before Your tomb* seeking Your most pure body.* You c
 aptured Hades without being overcome by it.* You met the Virgin and grante
 d life.* O Lord\, risen from the dead\,* glory be to You! (2)\n\nTone 4\, 
 Glory... \n\nYou followed the apostles’ way of virtue\, O priest-martyr 
 Theodore\,* and as a good Shepherd you protected the flock of Christ\,* gi
 ving up your soul for it.* You\, O blessed one\, were killed by the godles
 s\,* thus entering eternal joy.* Adorned with wounds\, O long-suffering on
 e\,* you received the crown of glory from the Lamb of God\,* pray to Him f
 or the salvation of our souls.\n\nNow...\n\nO Theotokos\, the mystery hidd
 en from all eternity* and unknown even to the angels\,* was revealed throu
 gh 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 the Cross for our sake* and thereby raised again the first create
 d man\,* and saved our souls from death.\n\nPsalter Reading\n\nStasis I: P
 salms 9\, 10\nStasis II: Psalms 11\, 12\, 13\nStasis III: Psalms 14\, 15\,
  16\n\nSmall Litany\n\nSessional Hymn I\, Tone 6\n\nWhile the tomb lay ope
 n and Hades lamented\,* Mary\, cried to the Apostles who were in hiding sa
 ying:* “Come forth\, you workers of the vineyard\,* proclaim to the worl
 d the word of the Resurrection\,* for the Lord is risen\,* granting the wo
 rld His great mercy!”\n\nArise\, O Lord my God\, let Your hands be lifte
 d on high\;* forget not Your poor to the end.\n\nMary Magdalene stood by Y
 our tomb O Lord\,* and mistaking You for the gardener\,* weeping she cried
  aloud to You:* “Where have You hidden the Life eternal?* Where have You
  placed He who sits on the Cherubic Throne?* For those who were guarding H
 im have become as dead-men through fear.* Either give me my Lord or cry ou
 t with me:* O You who were numbered among the dead and have raised the dea
 d\,* glory be to You!”\n\nGlory… Now…\n\nGideon foretold of your con
 ception\,* and David revealed your ineffable child-bearing\, O Theotokos\;
 * for the Word descended like a dew upon the fleece of your womb\,* and yo
 u O Virgin full of grace\,* like unto a holy and fertile earth\,* budded f
 orth without seed our salvation\, Christ God.\n\nPsalter Reading\n\nStasis
  I: Psalm 17\nStasis II: Psalms 18\, 19\, 20\nStasis III: Psalms 21\, 22\,
  23\n\nSmall Litany\n\nSessional Hymn II\, Tone 6\n\nLife was laid in the 
 tomb* and a seal was set upon the stone\;* the soldiers stood guarding Chr
 ist like a sleeping King\;* and having invisibly struck His foes the Lord 
 arose.\n\nI will confess You\, O Lord\, with my whole heart\,* I will tell
  of all Your wonders.\n\nJonah foretold of Your tomb\,* and Symeon reveale
 d Your divine Arising\, O immortal Lord\;* for You descended as One dead i
 nto the tomb\,* and having smashed the gates of Hades\,* You arose without
  corruption as Master\, for the salvation of all the world\,* O Christ our
  God\,* enlightening those lying in darkness.\n\nGlory… Now…\n\nO Virg
 in Theotokos\, entreat your Son Christ our God\,* who was willingly nailed
  upon the Cross\,* and freed the world from deception\,* that He have merc
 y upon our souls!\n\nPolyeleos\n\nExaltation\n\nWe magnify you\,* holy hei
 romartyr Theodore\,* and we honour your glorious sufferings\,* which you e
 ndured for the sake of the Faith of Christ.\n\nVerse: Hear this\, all you 
 nations\;* give ear\, all you inhabitants of the world.\n\nverse: Your pri
 ests\, O Lord\, shall clothe themselves with righteousness\,* and your ven
 erable ones will exult in glory.\n\nVerse: The just man shall be in everla
 sting remembrance.* He shall not fear evil tidings.\n\nGlory: Now: Allelui
 a\, alleluia\, alleluia\, glory be to You\, O God! (3)\n\nAnd immediately\
 , this Bulgarian verse\, Tone 2:\n\nCome today* all Christians of our land
 \,* let us praise the holy heiromartyr Theodore\,* who suffered under the 
 hands of the godless.\n\nEvoglitaria\n\nSmall Litany\n\nHypakoe\, Tone 6\n
 \nBy Your voluntary and life-giving death\, O Christ\,* You shattered the 
 gates of Hades\,* and as God You opened to us the Paradise of old\;* and b
 y arising from the dead\,* You delivered our lives from corruption.\n\nSes
 sional Hymns\, Tone 4\n\nToday is a glorious and holy day\,* for the passi
 on-bearer humbled the enemy to the end and steadfastly suffered martyrdom\
 ,* Theodore\, worthy of wonder.* Let us\, the faithful\, glorify him\,* fo
 r the glorious crown-bearer has ascended to Christ\,* enriched with virtue
 s\, and he prays for the salvation of our souls.\n\nCome\, let us solemnly
  praise today* the divinely blessed Theodore\,* the courageous servant of 
 the truth of Christ\,* for he was an unwavering preacher of the faith\,* w
 ho cast down the wiles of the ancient enemy.* Let us offer him hymns and p
 raises\,* and with one mind celebrate his honourable memory.* With one voi
 ce let us sing:* Rejoice\, O Theodore\, our boast.\n\nTone 6\, Glory…\n\
 nToday we proclaim your life\,* father and heiromartyr Theodore\,* for you
 r save from all misfortunes\,* those who weep\, you comfort\,* you are the
  pastor and head of the lost sheep\,* and us by your prayers you save from
  all trials\;* pray to Christ God\, that He grant forgiveness of sins* to 
 those who with love honour your memory.\n\nNow…\n\nMost Holy Theotokos\,
  we glorify you\,* for through Him who was born of you we have been delive
 red from corruption.* The ranks of angels were amazed:* how did the Burnin
 g Coal dwell within you\, while you remained unconsumed?* Therefore the ra
 ces of Angels and of men worthily glorify your childbearing\,* and sing wi
 th one accord:* Rejoice\, O Full of Grace\, the Lord is with you.\n\n&nbsp
 \;\n\nGradual Hymns\, Tone 6\n\nAntiphon 1\n\nUnto heaven I raise my eyes\
 , even unto You\, O Word\;* have pity on me\,* that I may live for You.\n\
 nHave mercy upon us who are filled with contempt O Word\,* repairing Your 
 broken vessels* that we may be found useful.\n\nGlory… Now…\n\nIn the 
 Holy Spirit is the cause of all salvation\,* if He sees fit to breathe on 
 one of His creatures\,* He swiftly raises him from the things of this eart
 h\, and having given him wings\,* makes him to flourish and raises him on 
 high.\n\nAntiphon 2\n\nIf the Lord had not dwelt among us\,* none could ha
 ve withstood the attacks of the enemy\,* for those who are victorious* are
  exalted by Him.\n\nLet not my soul be taken like a sparrow by their teeth
 \, O Word\;* Woe unto me!* How shall I\, the lover of sin\, be delivered f
 rom the power of the enemy?\n\nGlory… Now…\n\nIn the Holy Spirit all f
 ind divine inspiration\,* goodness\, understanding\, peace\, and blessing\
 ;* for He is equal in activity* to the Father and the Word.\n\nAntiphon 3\
 n\nThey that put their trust in the Lord look upon high* and are thus fear
 ful to their foes* and wondrous to all mankind.\n\nUnto the pursuit of ini
 quities* the righteous stretch not the hands\,* having You\, O Saviour\, a
 s their helper.\n\nGlory… Now…\n\nIn the Holy Spirit is sovereignty ov
 er all creation\;* Him the armies of hosts above worship* and by everythin
 g that has breath below* is He worshiped.\n\nProkeimenon\, Tone 6\n\nO Lor
 d\, stir up Your might* and come to save us.\n\nverse: O Shepherd of Israe
 l\, attend\, You that lead Joseph like a sheep.\n\nLet everything that liv
 es\, Tone 6\n\nMatins Gospel 1\n\nMatthew 28:16–20\n\nHymn of Resurrecti
 on\n\nPsalm 50\n\nVerses at Psalm 50\n\nTone 6\, Have mercy on me...\n\nLe
 t every tongue be called to praise today\,* the great struggle of the most
  glorious hierarch Theodore.* Let every generation and every age form a ch
 oir\,* and with sweet singing offer thanksgiving\, saying:* ‘Rejoice\, O
  child of Christ\, for you gave up your soul for His sheep.* Rejoice\, O s
 acred mystery.* Rejoice\, for you delight in ineffable joy.* Rejoice\, and
  pray for those who celebrate your glorious memory.\n\n&nbsp\;\n\nCanon\, 
 Tone 6\n\nOde 1\n\nIrmos: Israel\, marching on foot in the sea as on the d
 ry land\,* saw Pharaoh the pursuer overthrown in the deep\,* and raised a 
 triumphant shout:* Let us sing to God a hymn of victory.\n\nGlory to your 
 holy Resurrection\, O Lord.\n\nO Good Jesus\, with your arms stretched wid
 e upon the cross\, you have fulfilled in all things the Father’s good pl
 easure\; therefore let us all sing to you a hymn of victory.\n\nGlory to y
 our holy Resurrection\, O Lord.\n\nDeath\, the end of life\, as a slave un
 der orders\, in fear approaches you\, the Lord of life\, whereby you award
  to us life without end and resurrection.\n\nGlory… Now…\n\nPure one\,
  who beyond understanding received your Creator\, of his own will made fle
 sh in your seedless womb\, you are declared to be in truth creation’s so
 vereign Lady.\n\nOde 3\n\nIrmos: None is holy but you\, O Lord my God\,* t
 he one who is the Good\;* you have exalted the horn of your faithful peopl
 e\,* and founded them on the rock of their confession of you.\n\nGlory to 
 your holy Resurrection\, O Lord.\n\nCreation\, seeing God crucified in the
  flesh\, was dissolving in fear\, but by the strong hand of the Crucified 
 it was firmly held together.\n\nGlory to your holy Resurrection\, O Lord.\
 n\nSorry death\, destroyed by death\, lies lifeless\; unable to withstand 
 the God-filled assault of Life\, the strong one dies. And so to all is giv
 en resurrection.\n\nGlory… Now…\n\nO pure one\, the wonder of your div
 ine child-bearing surpasses the laws of nature: marvellous was your concei
 ving of God in your womb\, and marvellous the birth and your abiding virgi
 nity.\n\nSmall Litany\n\nKontakion\, Tone 3\n\nAs a flower longs for the s
 un\, so you loved the sun of truth\, Christ God\,* as a zealous Shepherd\,
  you taught the wisdom of virtue through-out the Carpathian lands* reveali
 ng the deepest humility of life:* like a rock of faith\, you blocked the w
 ay of the godless\,* as a precious pearl\, you accepted suffering even to 
 the shedding of your blood\,* and so today with heartfelt reverence we cal
 l upon you\, O priest-martyr Theodore\,* that you intercede for our sinful
  souls before the Throne of the All-Merciful One.\n\nIkos\n\nHow can I\, s
 inful and unworthy\, praise your life\, O all-blessed Theodore\, which you
  courageously lived? Yet\, trusting in your gracious regard\, I sing: Rejo
 ice\, for by your humility you conquered the devil. Rejoice\, for you love
 d Christ\, God above all. Rejoice\, for you followed Him without wavering.
  Rejoice\, O divinely wise Theodore.\n\nSessional Hymn \n\nTone 1\n\nThe w
 hole world celebrates your memory\,* most-wondrous hierarch Theodore.* For
  you took divine grace from the King of All.* Release from us all tramplin
 gs of the devil\,* and save us from all our enemies\,* for with faith* we 
 call you blessed.\n\nGlory… Now…\n\nWhen Gabriel cried out to you: Rej
 oice O Virgin\, full of grace\,* the Lord of all became incarnate of you\,
  the Holy Tabernacle\,* as the righteous David had foretold.* In bearing y
 our Creator\, you have shown yourself to surpass the vastness of the heave
 ns.* We\, therefore\, cry out: Glory to Him who dwelt in you!* Glory to Hi
 m who came forth from you!* Glory to Him who has set us free through your 
 life-giving birth!\n\n&nbsp\;\n\nOde 4\n\nIrmos: Christ\, my strength\, my
  God\, my Lord\,* most fittingly your holy Church keeps festival\,* singin
 g\, dancing\, crying out with pure minds\,* feasting in the Lord.\n\nGlory
  to your holy Resurrection\, O Lord.\n\nTruly\, O Christ\, the tree of lif
 e has blossomed for the cross\, planted in the earth\, fed with blood and 
 water from your pure side\, has put forth life for us.\n\nGlory to your ho
 ly Resurrection\, O Lord.\n\nNo more the serpent’s lying whisper: You sh
 all be like God\; for Christ\, divine Creator of man’s nature\, now has 
 opened out before me\, with none to hinder\, the pathway of life.\n\nGlory
 … Now…\n\nEver-virgin Mother of God\, truly beyond speech and incompre
 hensible to heaven and to earth are the mysteries of your God-befitting ch
 ild bearing.\n\nOde 5\n\nIrmos: Shine with your divine splendour\, I pray 
 you\, O you who are good\,* on the souls of those who rise early to you* a
 nd long to know you\, O Word of God\,* as in truth the God who calls them 
 back from sin’s deep darkness.\n\nGlory to your holy Resurrection\, O Lo
 rd.\n\nNow the Cherubim withdraw from me\, and the flaming sword is turned
  back at sight of you\, O Word of God\, in truth the God who makes for the
  Thief the path to Paradise.\n\nGlory to your holy Resurrection\, O Lord.\
 n\nI fear no longer the return to the dust\, Lord Christ\, for in your gre
 at mercy through your resurrection you have led me\, forgotten\, from the 
 dust to the heights of incorruption.\n\nGlory… Now…\n\nO good Lady of 
 the world\, keep safe those who from the heart confess you God-bearer\, fo
 r we have gained you\, true Mother of God\, for our invincible protection.
 \n\nOde 6\n\nIrmos: Watching life’s sea rising in the surging waves of t
 emptations\,* fast making for your calm harbour\, I cry out to you:* Lead 
 my life up from corruption\,* O you of many mercies .\n\nGlory to your hol
 y Resurrection\, O Lord.\n\nCrucified\, O Lord\, by the nails which fasten
 ed you\, you annulled the curse upon us\; pierced in the side by the spear
 \, you tore up the written scroll against Adam\, and set the whole world f
 ree.\n\nGlory to your holy Resurrection\, O Lord.\n\nDeception tripped up 
 Adam and brought him to the depth of Hell. But you\, God and compassion by
  nature\, came down to seek him and\, lifting him up on your shoulders\, r
 aised him up with yourself.\n\nGlory… Now…\n\nAll-holy Lady\, who bore
  to mortal man his Lord and pilot\, quieten the fearful and unresting tumu
 lt of my passions\, and grant to my heart tranquillity.\n\nSmall Litany\n\
 nKontakion\n\nWith His life-giving hand* Christ our God\, the Giver of lif
 e\,* raised all the dead from the murky abyss* and bestowed resurrection u
 pon humanity.* He is for all the Saviour\,* the resurrection and the life\
 , and the God of all.\n\nIkos\n\nO Giver of life\, we sing and we worship 
 your cross and your burial\, for you entered Hell\, O deathless one\, as G
 od of all power\, and raising the dead with yourself and shattering the ga
 tes of Hell\, as God you demolished the might of death. Therefore with lov
 e and with longing we who are born of the earth praise you as risen from t
 he dead\, overthrowing the might of the all-destroying foe\, raising up al
 l who believe in you\, delivering the world from the stings of the serpent
  and us from the wiles of the enemy\, as the one who alone possesses the p
 ower. Devoutly we sing\, therefore\, the praises of your resurrection\, fo
 r by this\, as God of all\, you have saved us.\n\nOde 7\n\nIrmos: As falli
 ng dew the angel made the furnace to the holy children\,* and the command 
 of God burned the Chaldeans\;* and the tyrant was convinced\, crying aloud
 :* Blessed are you\, the God of our fathers.\n\nGlory to your holy Resurre
 ction\, O Lord.\n\nThe sun lamenting your Passion\, O Lord\, drew darkness
  around him and the light of the day was darkened over the whole of the ea
 rth\, which cried aloud: Blessed are you\, the God of our fathers.\n\nGlor
 y to your holy Resurrection\, O Lord.\n\nAt your descent\, O Christ\, the 
 underworld was clothed in splendour\; our first father\, filled with gladn
 ess of heart\, sprang up\, dancing and crying out: Blessed are you\, the G
 od of our fathers.\n\nGlory… Now…\n\nThrough you\, O Virgin Mother\, l
 ight has risen and joy to all the inhabited earth\, for you gave birth to 
 God the Creator of all\; ask him for us\, All-pure\, to send down to your 
 faithful people great mercy.\n\nOde 8\n\nIrmos: Dew from the flames you sh
 ed on the holy ones\,* burning thus with water the sacrifice of the righte
 ous.* All things\, O Christ\, you bring about according to your holy will\
 ;* we highly exalt you throughout the ages.\n\nGlory to your holy Resurrec
 tion\, O Lord.\n\nEnvy has finished its work on the people of the Jews: of
  old the slayers of the prophets now they are slayers of God\; they set yo
 u upon the cross\, O Word of God\, you whom we highly exalt throughout the
  ages.\n\nGlory to your holy Resurrection\, O Lord.\n\nO Christ\, without 
 leaving the courts of Heaven you came to Hell. Together with yourself you 
 awakened the whole man\, lying m corruption\, and he highly exalts you now
  throughout the ages.\n\nGlory… Now…\n\nFrom light you conceived the l
 ight-giving Word\, ineffably you gave him birth\, and are glorified. For t
 he Holy Spirit dwelt in you\, O Maid\, and therefore we praise you through
 out the ages\n\nMagnificat\n\nOde 9\n\nIrmos: No man can see God\, on whom
  the ranks of angels dare not gaze\;* but\, through you\, All-holy One\, t
 he Word made flesh is seen of mortal men.* Magnifying him with all the hea
 venly hosts\,* we call you blessed.\n\nGlory to your holy Resurrection\, O
  Lord.\n\nFree from passions you remained\, O Word of God\, when you held 
 converse with passions in the flesh. But having dealt to passion a Passion
 \, you loosed man from his passions. For you alone are impassible and almi
 ghty\, our Saviour.\n\nGlory to your holy Resurrection\, O Lord.\n\nAccept
 ing the corruption of death\, O Lord\, you kept your body from tasting cor
 ruption\, and your soul\, life-giving\, divine\, was not left in Hell. But
 \, as from sleep arising\, you raised us up with yourself.\n\nWe bless the
  Lord\, Father\, Son\, and Holy Spirit\, now and for ever and ever. Amen.\
 n\nWith pure lips we mortal men give glory to God the Father\, to the Son 
 with him without beginning\, and we worship the inexpressible power\, most
  glorious\, of the All-holy Spirit\; for you alone subsist almighty\, undi
 vided Trinity.\n\nSmall Litany\n\nHoly is the Lord\n\nHoly is the Lord\n\n
 Hymn of Light\n\nO faithful\, let us gather with the disciples on the moun
 tain in Galilee to behold Christ as He says to them: I have received all p
 ower over all things on high and those below. Let us learn how He taught t
 hem to baptize all nations in the name of the Father\, and of the Son\, an
 d of the Spirit\, and how He promised His disciples to be present with the
 m to the end of the world.\n\nGlory… Now…\n\nYou rejoiced with the dis
 ciples\, O virgin Mother of God\, for you beheld Christ risen from the tom
 b on the third day as He said. He appeared to His disciples\, teaching the
 m and revealing things sublime. He commanded them to baptize the believers
  in the name of the Father\, and of the Son\, and of the Holy Spirit so th
 at we may believe in His resurrection and that we may glorify you\, O Theo
 tokos.\n\nPraises\n\nStichera of the Praises\, Tone 6\n\nTo carry out the 
 sentence pre-ordained:* this honour is for all His faithful.\n\nYour Cross
 \, O Lord\, is the life and resurrection of Your people\,* and trusting in
  it we sing Your praises:* O our risen God\, have mercy upon us.\n\nPraise
  God in His holy place\, praise Him in His mighty heavens.\n\nYour burial\
 , O Master\, opened Paradise to mankind\,* and thus delivered from corrupt
 ion we sing Your praises:* O our risen God\, have mercy upon us.\n\nPraise
  Him for His powerful deeds\,* praise His surpassing greatness.\n\nWith th
 e Father and the Spirit* let us hymn Christ risen from the dead\,* and let
  us cry out to Him:* You are our life and resurrection\, have mercy upon u
 s.\n\nO praise Him with sound of trumpet\,* praise Him with lute and harp\
 ;\n\nOn the third day You arose from the tomb\, O Christ\, as it was writt
 en\,* raising together with Yourself our Forefather\;* therefore the race 
 of mankind glorifies You\, and hymns Your Resurrection.\n\nTone 2\, Podobe
 n: ‘When from the Tree…’\n\nPraise Him with timbrel and dance\,* pra
 ise Him with strings and pipes.\n\nAs Christ\, foreseeing His own death\, 
 came to the Jews in Jerusalem\,* to the Temple of the Living God\,* so you
  also\, O blessed father\,* foreseeing your death\, came to your sheep to 
 bless the temple of Christ the King\;* and just as Christ was led forth fr
 om Jerusalem to offer Himself as a sacrifice\,* so you also went out from 
 the village\,* were beaten and wounded by the raging godless\,* and\, offe
 ring no resistance upon your bed\, were slain by evildoers\;* and you gave
  up your soul into the hand of the Eternal Father.* Today\, we magnify you
 \, O Christ-like Theodore.\n\nO praise Him with resounding cymbals\, prais
 e Him with clashing of cymbals.* Let everything that lives and that breath
 es give praise to the Lord.\n\nAs Christ once taught the Twelve\,* so also
  you\, O Archpastor Theodore\,* seeing before the assembly of your priests
  the grievous danger of godlessness\,* gave them on Cherechna Mountain a c
 ovenant upon two tablets:* ‘Arm yourselves\, taking in one hand the spir
 itual sword of prayer\,* and in the other the law which you received from 
 the eternal Master\,* that you might not enter into temptation\,* but may 
 remain strong when evildoers enter the sheepfold’.* Foreseeing you own d
 eath as a prophet\,* you promised help from on high\;* and\, like the Good
  Shepherd\, you laid down you life for the sheep.* O blessed one\, pray fo
 r the salvation of our souls.\n\nYour priests\, O Lord\, shall clothe them
 selves with righteousness\,* and your venerable ones will exult in glory.\
 n\nThe fire of faith illumined you\,* O blessed Theodore\,* being a martyr
  through your death\,* you tended your flock for forty years in the desert
  of the godless\,* like Moses tended God’s people for forty years\,* fol
 lowing the fire kindled from on high\,* like Moses you did not enter the p
 romised land\,* you died\, and entered into the court of God\,* so also yo
 u did not see good times for the Church\,* through a martyr’s death you 
 entered into the joy of Christ the Lord\,* beseech Him that He give us lif
 e eternal.\n\nTone 8\n\nPrecious in the sight of the Lord\,* is the death 
 of His saints.\n\nRejoice\, O heiromartyr Theodore.* Rejoice\, for you hav
 e suffered the wounds of Christ.* Rejoice\, for you gave your life for the
  Christ of Christ.* Rejoice\, as before\, in peace.* Rejoice\, for even to
 day you preach the Gospel.* Rejoice with Christ Jesus.* Rejoice\, for you 
 reign in the heavenly mansions.* Rejoice and pray for our salvation.\n\nTo
 ne 1\, Glory…\n\nThe Lord appeared to His disciples who had hastened to 
 the mountain for His ascension from here below\, and they bowed before Him
 . They learned of His universal power and were sent to all the peoples of 
 the earth to announce His resurrection from the dead and His return from e
 arth 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\nTone 2\, No
 w…\n\nYou are truly most blessed\, O virgin Mother of God.* Through the 
 One who was incarnate of you\,* Hades was chained\, Adam revived\, the cur
 se 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 Yo
 u\, 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\nYou came
  forth from death\, destroying the eternal bonds of Hades\, O Lord.* You b
 roke the curse of Death* and thus delivered us from the snares of the Evil
  One.* Then You appeared to your apostles and sent them forth to preach\,*
  and through them You have bestowed your peace upon all the world\,* for Y
 ou alone are rich in mercy.\n\nInsistent Litany\n\nLitany of Supplication\
 n\nGreat Dismissal\n\nAT DIVINE LITURGY ON SUNDAY MORNING\n\nTroparia and 
 Kontakia\n\nTroparion\, Tone 6: Angelic powers were upon Your tomb* and th
 e guards became like dead men\;* Mary stood before Your tomb* seeking Your
  most pure body.* You captured Hades without being overcome by it.* You me
 t the Virgin and granted life.* O Lord\, risen from the dead\,* glory be t
 o You!\n\nTroparion\, Tone 4: You followed the apostles’ way of virtue\,
  O priest-martyr Theodore\,* and as a good Shepherd you protected the floc
 k of Christ\,* giving up your soul for it.* You\, O blessed one\, were kil
 led by the godless\,* thus entering eternal joy.* Adorned with wounds\, O 
 long-suffering one\,* you received the crown of glory from the Lamb of God
 \,* pray to Him for the salvation of our souls.\n\nGlory be to the Father 
 and to the Son and to the Holy Spirit.\n\nKontakion\, Tone 3: As a flower 
 longs for the sun\, so you loved the sun of truth\, Christ God\,* as a zea
 lous Shepherd\, you taught the wisdom of virtue through-out the Carpathian
  lands* revealing the deepest humility of life:* like a rock of faith\, yo
 u blocked the way of the godless\,* as a precious pearl\, you accepted suf
 fering even to the shedding of your blood\,* and so today with heartfelt r
 everence we call upon you\, O priest-martyr Theodore\,* that you intercede
  for our sinful souls before the Throne of the All-Merciful One.\n\nNow an
 d for ever and ever. Amen.\n\nKontakion\, Tone 6: With His life-giving han
 d* Christ our God\, the Giver of life\,* raised all the dead from the murk
 y abyss* and bestowed resurrection upon humanity.* He is for all the Savio
 ur\,* the resurrection and the life\, and the God of all.\n\nProkeimenon\,
  Tone 6\n\nSave Your people\, O Lord\, * and bless Your inheritance.\n\nve
 rse: Unto You I will cry\, O Lord\, my God\, lest You turn from me in sile
 nce. (Psalm 27:9\,1)\n\nProkeimenon\, Tone 1\n\nMy mouth shall speak wisdo
 m and the meditation of my heart understanding.\n\nEpistle\n\nEphesians 2:
 4-10\; Hebrews 13:7-16\n\nAlleluia\, Tone 6\n\nverse: He who lives in the 
 aid of the Most High\, shall dwell under the protection of the God of heav
 en.\n\nverse: He says to the Lord: You are my protector and my refuge\, my
  God\, in Whom I hope. (Psalm 90:1\,2)\n\nverse: The mouth of the just man
  shall meditate wisdom and his tongue shall speak judgment.\n\nGospel\n\nL
 uke 8:26-39\; Luke 12:2-12\n\nCommunion Hymn\n\nPraise the Lord from the h
 eavens\;* praise Him in the highest.* The just man shall be in everlasting
  remembrance\;* of evil hearsay he shall have no fear.* Alleluia\, allelui
 a\,* alleluia.
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