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SUMMARY:Sunday\, November 15\, 2026\; Twenty-fifth Sunday after Pentecost\;
  Octoechos Tone 8\; The Holy Martyrs and Confessors Gurias\, Samonas\, and
  Abibus.
DESCRIPTION:Nativity Fast. Resurrectional Gospel Tone 3\n\nJump to: Vespers
  | Matins | Divine Liturgy\nAT GREAT VESPERS ON SATURDAY EVENING\nKathisma
  Reading\n\n“Blessed is the man...” is sung.\n\nAt Psalm 140\n\nTone 8
 \n\nLead my soul forth from prison* that I may give thanks to Your name.\n
 \nO Christ\, during this spiritual service\,* we sing to You these evening
  prayers\,* commemorating the mercy You have shown us* by Your resurrectio
 n.\n\nThe just shall gather around me* when You have been good to me.\n\nO
  Lord\, O Lord\, do not cast us away from Your face\;* but in Your kindnes
 s have mercy on us* through Your resurrection.\n\nOut of the depths I cry 
 to You\, O Lord\;* O Lord\, hear my voice!\n\nRejoice\, O holy Sion\,* the
  Mother of Churches and the dwelling-place of God\;* for you were the firs
 t to receive the forgiveness of sins* through the resurrection.\n\nLet You
 r ears be attentive* to the voice of my prayer.\n\nChrist the Word was beg
 otten by God the Father before all ages\;* yet in these latter times\,* He
  freely willed to take flesh from the Virgin who did not know man.* By His
  death on the cross and His resurrection\,* He saved mankind from the anci
 ent curse of death.\n\nIf You mark iniquities\, Lord\, who can stand?* But
  with You forgiveness is that You may be revered.\n\nO Christ\, we glorify
  Your resurrection\;* for by rising from the dead* You freed the race of A
 dam from the sufferings of Hades\,* and as God You granted eternal life* a
 nd great mercy to the world.\n\nI have waited for You as You have commande
 d\; my soul patiently relies on Your promise\,* for it has trusted in the 
 Lord.\n\nGlory to You\, O Christ our Saviour\,* the only-begotten Son of G
 od\;* for You were nailed to the cross\,* and then arose from the dead on 
 the third day.\n\nFrom the morning watch until night* let Israel trust in 
 the Lord.\n\nWe glorify You\, O Lord\;* for of Your own free will You suff
 ered crucifixion for our salvation.* Almighty Saviour\, we worship You.* W
 e implore You not to cast us away from Your face\;* but hear our prayer an
 d save us by Your resurrection\,* for You truly love mankind.\n\nTone 4\n\
 nFor with the Lord there is mercy\, and with Him there is plentiful redemp
 tion\;* and He shall redeem Israel from all its iniquities.\n\nThe most wi
 se Abibus\, the wondrous Samonas\, and the glorious Gurias\,* the three pa
 ssion-bearers who have formed a common choir for the faithful\,* now join 
 our chorus and rejoice with us\;* for God has granted to the souls of the 
 martyrs* to behold spiritually the things that are taking place.\n\nPraise
  the Lord\, all the nations\;* proclaim His glory\, all you people.\n\nYou
  endured pain and unbearable torments\,* you suffered valiantly\, O Samona
 s\, Abibus\, and blessed Gurias\,* martyrs who are equal in number to the 
 Trinity.* Now you enjoy the bliss of the eternal delight of Christ\,* who 
 grants you the reward of your labours.* Entreat Him fervently that our sou
 ls may be saved!\n\nStrong is the love of the Lord for us\;* eternally wil
 l His truth endure.\n\nHaving gone over to the serene harbour\,* to the qu
 iet life and to the all-tranquil haven\,* you have exchanged your pains fo
 r abiding dispassion.* You have received fitting honours from God* as a re
 ward from God for your labours\,* O blessed passion-bearing martyrs.\n\nTo
 ne 2\, Glory… \n\nEdessa rejoices\, for she is enriched with the shrine 
 of the three martyrs\,* holy Abibus\, Samonas and Gurias.* She cries out\,
  summoning the Christ-loving flock:* “Come\, all who love the martyrs\,*
  be illumined on their splendid memorial!* Come and rejoice\, all who love
  the feasts of the Church!* Come and behold the heavenly lights who lived 
 on earth!* Come and hear what a bitter death the valiant and steadfast one
 s* endured for the sake of everlasting life!* As guarantors of the Truth t
 hey saved the virgin who was thrown alive in a grave\,* committing the pit
 iless murderer who reviled them to condemnation.* They pray earnestly to t
 he Holy Trinity* that those who celebrate their memory in faith* may be de
 livered from corruption\, temptations and all evil.\n\nTone 8\, Now...\n\n
 Out of his love for mankind* the King of heaven appeared on earth and dwel
 t with men\,* for He assumed a human body from the pure Virgin* and was se
 en in the flesh He received from her.* He is the One and only God* having 
 two natures but not two persons.* Wherefore we profess and declare the tru
 th* that Christ our God is perfect God and perfect Man.* O Mother\, who kn
 ew not carnal union\,* intercede with Him that He may have mercy on our so
 uls.\n\nAposticha\n\nTone 8\n\nO Jesus\, You descended from heaven* so tha
 t You might ascend the cross.* O immortal Life\, You came to die.* You are
  the true light to those who live in darkness\,* and You are the resurrect
 ion of the fallen.* Therefore\, O Saviour of all\, we glorify You.\n\nThe 
 Lord reigns\, He is clothed in majesty. * Robed is the Lord\, and girt abo
 ut with strength.\n\nLet us glorify Christ\, the Saviour of our Souls* who
  arose from the dead.* For He took upon himself a soul and a body\,* and d
 uring His passion He separated the one from the other.* His pure soul went
  down to conquer Hades\,* while His holy body lay uncorrupted in the grave
 .\n\nFor He has made the world firm. * which shall not be moved.\n\nO Chri
 st\, we glorify Your resurrection with psalms and hymns.* For by Your vict
 ory over death* You delivered us from the sufferings of Hades\,* and as Go
 d You granted us eternal life and great mercy.\n\nHoliness befits Your hou
 se\, O Lord\, * for length of days.\n\nO Lord of all\, Creator of heaven a
 nd earth\,* You are above all understanding.* Through Your passion on the 
 cross* You freed us from the sufferings of Hades.* And\, after condescendi
 ng to be buried\, You arose in glory\;* and with Your mighty arm You also 
 raised up Adam.* O most merciful Lord\, we glorify You\;* for by Your resu
 rrection on the third day* You granted us remission of sins and eternal li
 fe.\n\nTone 2\, Glory… \n\nCome\, O lovers of the martyrs\,* let us hono
 ur with hymns Christ’s most excellent martyrs\,* Gurias\, Abibus\, and S
 amonas.* They most wonderfully worked miracles\,* for they did not refuse 
 to respond to the oath of the maiden\,* but\, fulfilling her request\, the
 y saved the daughter\, * and requited the lawless Goth.* Through their sup
 plications\, O Christ our God\,* save our souls\, as You are good and the 
 Lover of man!\n\nNow…\n\nWe now behold a new wonder\,* greater than the 
 wonders of old.* For who has ever known a mother to bear a child without t
 he help of man?* Who has known a mother to hold in her arms the Source of 
 all Creation?* It was God’s own will to be born in this manner\;* and yo
 u\, O most pure Virgin\, carried Him as an infant in your arms.* Because o
 f this\, you can approach God with the boldness of a mother.* Therefore\, 
 we venerate you\, and ask you to always beseech Him* to have mercy on us a
 nd save our souls.\n\nTroparia\n\nTone 8\n\nYou came down from on high\, O
  Merciful One\,* and accepted three days of burial* to free us from our su
 fferings.* O Lord\, our life and our resurrection\,* glory be to You.\n\nT
 one 5\, Glory… \n\nYou granted us the miracles of your holy martyrs as a
  stronghold and a protection.* Through their prayers\, strengthen our coun
 try in every good deed.* O Christ our God\, You alone are merciful and You
  love all people.\n\nNow…\n\nRejoice\, O impassable door of the Lord!* R
 ejoice\, O rampart and protection of those who have recourse to you!* Rejo
 ice\, O tranquil haven and Virgin\,* who gave birth in the flesh to your M
 aker and God!* Fail not to intercede for those* who sing and worship the C
 hild you bore.\nAT MATINS ON SUNDAY MORNING\nUsual Beginning\n\nHexapsalm\
 n\nGreat Litany\n\nGod the Lord\, Tone 8\n\nTroparia\, Tone 8\n\nTone 8\n\
 nYou came down from on high\, O Merciful One\,* and accepted three days of
  burial* to free us from our sufferings.* O Lord\, our life and our resurr
 ection\,* glory be to You. (2)\n\nTone 5\, Glory… \n\nYou granted us the
  miracles of your holy martyrs as a stronghold and a protection.* Through 
 their prayers\, strengthen our country in every good deed.* O Christ our G
 od\, You alone are merciful and You love all people.\n\nNow…\n\nRejoice\
 , O impassable door of the Lord!* Rejoice\, O rampart and protection of th
 ose who have recourse to you!* Rejoice\, O tranquil haven and Virgin\,* wh
 o gave birth in the flesh to your Maker and God!* Fail not to intercede fo
 r those* who sing and worship the Child you bore.\n\nPsalter Reading\n\nSt
 asis I: Psalms 9\, 10\nStasis II: Psalms 11\, 12\, 13\nStasis III: Psalms 
 14\, 15\, 16\n\nSmall Litany\n\nSessional Hymn\, Tone 8\n\nYou the Life of
  all\, did rise from the dead\,* and an Angel of light cried out to the wo
 men saying:* Cease your tears. Bring the good tidings unto the Apostles.* 
 Cry aloud in hymns that Christ the Lord has arisen* who as God was well-pl
 eased to save mankind.\n\nArise\, O Lord my God\, let Your hands be lifted
  on high\;* forget not Your poor to the end.\n\nWhen You were indeed risen
  from the tomb* You commanded the holy women to announce the Resurrection 
 to the Apostles\, as it is written\;* and Peter\, having arrived quickly\,
  stood by the grave* and seeing the light in the tomb was frightened\,* ob
 serving the grave clothes lying therein\, without the divine body\,* and b
 elieving he cried aloud:* Glory be to You O Christ God our Saviour\, who h
 as saved us all\,* for You are the radiant splendour of the Father.\n\nGlo
 ry… Now…\n\nLet us hymn the heavenly gate and ark\,* the all-holy moun
 tain\, the cloud of light\, the heavenly ladder\,* the spiritual Paradise\
 , the redemption of Eve\,* the great treasure of the world\;* because salv
 ation for the world and forgiveness of ancient offences were wrought in he
 r.* Therefore\, we cry to her:* Intercede with your own Son and God to gra
 nt forgiveness of offences* to those who devoutly worship your most holy O
 ffspring.\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 Hym
 n\, Tone 8\n\nMortals have sealed Your tomb\, O Saviour* and an Angel has 
 rolled away the stone from the door.* Women saw You risen from the dead\,*
  and announced the good tidings to Your Disciples in Sion:* The life of al
 l has risen and the bonds of death are loosed.* O Lord\, glory be to You.\
 n\nI will confess You\, O Lord\, with my whole heart\,* I will tell of all
  Your wonders.\n\nThe women having brought sweet-smelling burial spices* h
 eard an Angel’s voice coming from the tomb:* Cease your tears and bring 
 joy instead of sorrow.* Wherefore cry aloud in hymns that Christ the Lord 
 is risen\,* who as God was well-pleased to save the race of mankind.\n\nGl
 ory… Now…\n\nIn you\, O Full of grace\, does all creation rejoice\,* t
 he ranks of Angels and the race of mankind\;* O all-hallowed Temple and sp
 iritual Paradise\, boast of Virgins.* For from youGod became incarnate* an
 d He who is our God before the ages became a child.* He has made your womb
  a throne and rendered it wider than the heavens.* In you\, O Full of grac
 e\, does all creation rejoice\;* glory be to you.\n\nPolyeleos\n\nEvlogita
 ria\n\nSmall Litany\n\nHypakoe\, Tone 8\n\nThe myrrh-bearing women standin
 g at the tomb of the Giver of life* seeking the immortal Master among the 
 dead\;* and having received the glad tidings of joy from the Angel* announ
 ced to the Apostles that Christ the Lord is risen\,* granting the world gr
 eat mercy.\n\nHymn of Ascent\, Tone 8\n\nAntiphon 1\n\nFrom my youth the e
 nemy tempts me\, enflaming me with the desire for pleasures\;* but placing
  my trust in You O Lord\, I put him to flight.\n\nLet those that hate Sion
 \,* become like grass before it is tilled\;* for Christ severs their necks
  with the sharp blade of torments.\n\nGlory… Now…\n\nBy the Holy Spiri
 t all things have life\;* Light from Light\, eminent God:* we hymn Him* to
 gether with the Father and the Word.\n\nAntiphon 2\n\nLet my humble heart 
 be sheltered by the fear of You\;* lest it fall away from You by being con
 ceited\,* O exceedingly compassionate One.\n\nHe who has his hope in the L
 ord* will not be afraid when the Lord judges all things* with fire and tor
 ment.\n\nGlory… Now…\n\nEveryone inspired by the Holy Spirit sees all 
 and foretells\,* working the greatest wonders\, singing of one God in thre
 e Hypostases\;* for though the Divinity radiates with triune light\,* it r
 ules as one.\n\nAntiphon 3\n\nI have cried to You\, O Lord\, hearken to me
 \,* bend Your ear to my supplications when I cry to You\,* and cleanse me 
 before taking me from this life.\n\nEach and every one who returns to moth
 er earth* will depart to receive torments or rewards* in reward for their 
 life’s actions.\n\nGlory… Now…\n\nContemplation of God by the Holy S
 pirit is of a thrice-holy unity\;* for the Father is beginningless\, from 
 Whom the Son was begotten before time\,* and the Spirit equal in essence a
 nd majesty\,* blazes forth equally from the Father.\n\nAntiphon 4\n\nBehol
 d\, what is so good\, what is so pleasant* as to see brothers dwelling tog
 ether?* For by this the Lord has promised eternal life.\n\nThe One who ado
 rns the lilies of the field* commands us to be unconcerned* over temporal 
 things.\n\nGlory… Now…\n\nBy the Holy Spirit\,* by one single cause al
 l things gain the reward of peace\;* for He is God perfectly consubstantia
 l* with both the Father and the Son.\n\nProkeimenon\, Tone 8\n\nThe Lord w
 ill reign forever\, Sion’s God\, from age to age.\n\nverse: My soul\, gi
 ve praise to the Lord\; I will praise the Lord all my days.\n\nLet everyth
 ing that lives\, Tone 8\n\nGospel\n\nMark 16:9–20\n\nHymn of Resurrectio
 n\n\nPsalm 50\n\nVerses at Psalm 50\n\nCanon\, Tone 8\n\nOde 1\n\nIrmos: W
 hen the wonder-working rod of Moses* smote the sea with the sign of the cr
 oss and divided it\,* Pharaoh the charioteer it overthrew in the deep\,* b
 ut fugitive Israel\, fleeing on foot\, it saved\,* and he raised a glad sh
 out* of praise to God.\n\nGlory to your holy Resurrection\, O Lord.\n\nHow
  should we not wonder at the mighty power of Christ’s divinity? Freedom 
 from passions and incorruption to all the faithful flow from his Passion\;
  drop by drop from his holy side a deathless fountain falls\; and from the
  grave comes life unending.\n\nGlory to your holy Resurrection\, O Lord.\n
 \nHow beautiful the angel now reveals himself to the women! Bearing the si
 gns of innate and immaterial purity\, and in his far-shining form revealin
 g the splendour of the resurrection\, he cries: the Lord is risen.\n\nGlor
 y… Now…\n\nGlorious things are spoken of you\, O Virgin Mother of God\
 , from generation to generation\, for\, remaining undefiled\, you found ro
 om in your womb for God the Word. Therefore\, we honour you as our protect
 or after God.\n\nOde 3\n\nIrmos: In the beginning\, O Christ\, you establi
 shed the heavens in understanding\,* and founded the earth upon the waters
 :* establish me upon the rock of your commandments\,* for none is holy but
  you\, only Lover of man.\n\nGlory to your holy Resurrection\, O Lord.\n\n
 The saving suffering of your flesh\, O Christ\, justified Adam\, condemned
  by the taste of sin\; for as the sinless one you were shown in the trial 
 as owing no debt to death.\n\nGlory to your holy Resurrection\, O Lord.\n\
 nJesus \, my God\, shed the light of his resurrection upon those sitting i
 n darkness and in the shadow of death\; and by his divinity he bound the s
 trong man and seized all his goods.\n\nGlory… Now…\n\nHigher than Cher
 ubim and Seraphim you are declared to be\, Mother of God\, for you alone\,
  undefiled\, received within your womb the illimitable God. Therefore\, al
 l the faithful ever sing to you and bless you.\n\nSmall Litany\n\nKontakio
 n\, Tone 2\n\nHaving received grace from on high\, O all-praised martyrs\,
  * you intercede for those amid temptations\; * wherefore\, you delivered 
 the maiden from a bitter death\, O holy ones:* for you are truly the glory
  of Edessa and the joy of the world.\n\nIkos\n\nEntreated by the supplicat
 ions of Your spiritual athletes\, deliver me from bondage to the enemy\, O
  Jesus\, Bestower of life\, that\, acquiring a soul and body unenslaved by
  the passions\, I may praise their speedy assistance: for they quickly del
 ivered from death the maiden enclosed in a tomb by the wickedness of her h
 usband\, anticipating her need\, and she cried: You are the glory of Edess
 a and the joy of the world!\n\nSessional Hymns\, Tone 8\n\nArmed with the 
 Cross of Christ\,* as champions of the Faith you manfully cast down all th
 e might of the tyrants\,* and denounced all the ungodliness of the idols\,
  O holy ones\,* fervently confessing the Trinity.* Therefore\, you have wo
 rthily received crowns of victory\,* since you suffered lawfully\, O all-g
 lorious spiritual athletes.* Entreat Christ God\, that He grant remission 
 of sins* to those who with love celebrate your holy memory.\n\nGlory…\n\
 nServing Christ in martyrdom\,* possessed of an unenslaved soul and wisdom
  you enslaved the delusion of the tyrants\;* for\, wounded by faith in the
  Trinity\, O all praised ones\,* you denounced the inglorious fame of poly
 theism.* Therefore\, like stars you shine forth radiantly in the world wit
 h the brilliance of miracles\,* O blessed and all praised spiritual athlet
 es.* Entreat Christ God\, that He grant remission of sins* to those who wi
 th love honour your holy memory.\n\nNow…\n\nAll we\, the generations of 
 mankind\, call you blessed\, * for you are the Virgin who alone among wome
 n * has given birth without seed to God in the flesh\; * for the fire of t
 he Godhead made its abode within you\, * and you fed the Creator and Lord 
 with milk as an infant. * Therefore\, we\, the race of mankind and of ange
 ls\, glorify your birthgiving\, * and together we cry out to you: * Entrea
 t Christ God to grant forgiveness of sins* to those who with faith worship
  your most holy Offspring.\n\nOde 4\n\nIrmos: O Lord\, you are my strength
  and my might\, you are my God and my joy\;* without leaving the deep rece
 sses of the Father\, you visited our poverty\;* so with Habakkuk the proph
 et\, I cry to you:* Glory to your power\, O Lover of man.\n\nGlory to your
  holy Resurrection\, O Lord.\n\nMerciful Saviour\, you loved me much when 
 I was at enmity with you\; in strange self-emptying you came to earth\, no
 t rejecting the last recesses of my pride. While remaining still upon the 
 heights of your ineffable glory\, you glorified me\, formerly so disgraced
 .\n\nGlory to your holy Resurrection\, O Lord.\n\nWho is not amazed\, O Lo
 rd\, at seeing death done away through sufferings\, corruption take flight
  through a cross\, Hell emptied of its possessions through a death? This i
 s the marvellous work of the divine sovereignty of you\, the Crucified One
 \, O Lover of man.\n\nGlory… Now…\n\nBoast of the faithful\, Bride unw
 ed\, you are the protection and refuge of Christians\, city wall and harbo
 ur\; for you bring our petitions to your Son and save from danger those wh
 o acknowledge you in faith and love as the pure Mother of God.\n\nOde 5\n\
 nIrmos: Why have you thrust me away from the never-setting light of your f
 ace\,* so that alien darkness has covered me\, most wretched one?* Turn me
  back\, I beg you\, and direct my ways* to the light of your commandments.
 \n\nGlory to your holy Resurrection\, O Lord.\n\nBefore your Passion\, O S
 aviour\, you allowed yourself to be clothed in the robe of mockery\, thus 
 covering the shameful nakedness of man\; and to be nailed naked to the cro
 ss while putting off the garment of death.\n\nGlory to your holy Resurrect
 ion\, O Lord.\n\nWhen you arose from the dust of death\, O Christ\, you bu
 ilt again my beggared nature and rendered it immortal\, revealing once aga
 in the kingly image\, radiant with the light of incorruption.\n\nGlory… 
 Now…\n\nAs you possess a mother’s boldness before your Son\, All-pure\
 , do not refuse your far-seeing care for our race\, we pray you. For you a
 lone\, as Christians\, we present to the Lord for gracious favour and prop
 itiation.\n\nOde 6\n\nIrmos: Be merciful to me\, O Saviour\, for many are 
 my transgressions\;* bring me up from the depths of evil\, I pray you.* Fo
 r I have cried out to you\,* hear me\, O God of my salvation.\n\nGlory to 
 your holy Resurrection\, O Lord.\n\nMightily\, through a tree\, the origin
 ating evil overthrew me\; uplifted on the cross\, O Christ\, you cast him 
 down with a greater might\, putting him to shame and raising me\, the fall
 en.\n\nGlory to your holy Resurrection\, O Lord.\n\nRising from the tomb i
 n compassion you took pity on Zion\, by your divine blood bringing about t
 he new in place of the old\; and now you reign in her\, O Christ\, through
 out the ages.\n\nGlory… Now…\n\nMay we be rescued from all our grievou
 s stumblings by your prayers\, pure Mother of God\, and may we meet with t
 he divine outshining of the Son of God\, ineffably made flesh of you.\n\nK
 ontakion\, Tone 8\n\nWhen You rose from the tomb\,* You also raised the de
 ad and resurrected Adam.* Eve exults in Your resurrection\,* and the ends 
 of the world celebrate Your rising from the dead\,* O most merciful One.\n
 \nIkos\n\nMy Saviour\, long-suffering\, Giver of life\, you harrowed the k
 ingdom of Hell and raised the dead\; you met the women bringing the myrrh 
 and for sorrow gave them joy\; to the apostles you made known the signs of
  victory\, and you shone upon your creation\, O Lover of man. The whole wo
 rld therefore rejoices together in your rising from the dead\, O you of ma
 ny mercies.\n\n&nbsp\;\n\nOde 7\n\nIrmos: The fire in Babylon once was put
  to shame by the descent of God* and the young men danced in the furnace\,
 * with joy in their steps\, as in a grassy meadow\,* and sang: Blessed are
  you\, the God of our fathers.\n\nGlory to your holy Resurrection\, O Lord
 .\n\nYour glorious abasement and the divine wealth of your beggary\, O Chr
 ist\, struck the angels with amazement when they saw you nailed to the cro
 ss to save those who cry in faith to you: Blessed are you\, God of our fat
 hers.\n\nGlory to your holy Resurrection\, O Lord.\n\nBy your divine desce
 nt the lowest depths were filled with light\, and the darkness and torment
  of former ages driven away. Then those in age-old bonds rose up and cried
 : Blessed are you\, God of our fathers.\n\nGlory be to the Father\, and to
  the Son\, and to the Holy Spirit\, the Lord\, now and for ever and ever. 
 Amen.\n\nIn accordance with orthodox doctrine\, we proclaim you Lord of al
 l\, only Father of the one\, only-begotten Son\, and we know the one true 
 Spirit proceeding from you\, one with you in nature and co-eternal.\n\nOde
  8\n\nIrmos: The Chaldaean tyrant in fury kindled the furnace sevenfold fo
 r those who feared God\;* then\, as he beheld them saved alive by a mighti
 er power than his\, their Creator and Redeemer himself\,* he cried: Bless 
 him\, young men\, praise him\, O priests\,* highly exalt him\, O people\, 
 throughout all the ages.\n\nGlory to your holy Resurrection\, O Lord.\n\nT
 he power supremely divine of the Godhead of Jesus has shone out in these t
 hings: on the cross he tasted death in the flesh for all men\, and he brou
 ght to nothing the might of Hell. Bless him without ceasing\, young men\, 
 praise him\, O priests\, highly exalt him\, O people\, throughout all the 
 ages.\n\nGlory to your holy Resurrection\, O Lord.\n\nThe crucified one ar
 ose\, the boastful and vainglorious fell\, the fallen and the broken are r
 estored\, corruption is banished\, incorruption has blossomed\, for death 
 is swallowed up by life. Bless him\, young men\, praise him\, O priests\, 
 highly exalt him\, O people\, throughout all the ages.\n\nGlory be to the 
 Father\, and to the Son\, and to the Holy Spirit\, the Lord\, now and for 
 ever and ever. Amen.\n\nGodhead of threefold light\, in single radiance sh
 ining from one three-personed nature\, Begetter without beginning\, Word o
 f the Father’s nature and Spirit consubstantial\, co-reigning: bless him
 \, young men\, praise him\, O priests\, exalt him\, O people\, throughout 
 all the ages.\n\nOde 9\n\nIrmos: Heaven is amazed and the ends of the eart
 h stricken with fear* that your womb is become wider than the heavens\, an
 d God is seen bodily by men.* Therefore\, O Mother of God* the ranks of an
 gels and of men magnify you.\n\nGlory to your holy Resurrection\, O Lord.\
 n\nWord of God\, simple in your nature divine and unoriginate\, by giving 
 existence to flesh and assuming it to yourself you became compound: suffer
 ing as a man you remained beyond suffering as God. Therefore\, we magnify 
 you in the two natures\, indivisible and yet without confusion.\n\nGlory t
 o your holy Resurrection\, O Lord.\n\nO Most High\, according to the divin
 e essence you are ever one with God as your Father\; but when you took the
  nature of man\, coming down to your servants and rising from the tomb\, y
 ou made him\, who is by nature God and Lord\, by grace Father of those bor
 n of the earth. You with him we magnify.\n\nGlory… Now…\n\nO Virgin Mo
 ther of God\, you are seen beyond nature bearing in the body that good Wor
 d which the Father as the One Good uttered from his heart before all ages.
  And we understand him now as being beyond the body\, yet clothed with a b
 ody.\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 eating. He sent them forth to baptize the whole world\; then He
  ascended to heaven from which He had descended\, confirming His divine me
 ssage by a multitude of miracles.\n\nGlory... Now...\n\nO Sun that has ris
 en from the tomb on this day as a groom from His bridal chamber\, You led 
 Hades captive and trampled Death. By the intercession of Your Mother\, sen
 d us light to enlighten our hearts and souls and lead us that we may all w
 alk in the way of Your commandments and in the paths of peace.\n\nPraises\
 n\nStichera of the Praises\, Tone 8\n\nO Lord\, though You stood before th
 e judgment seat* being judged by Pilate\,* yet You were seated with the Fa
 ther* and were not absent from Your throne.* And risen from the dead You f
 reed the world from slavery to the stranger\,* as You are full of compassi
 onate pity and love for mankind.\n\nO Lord\, the Jews laid You as a corpse
  in a grave\,* and soldiers guarded You as a sleeping king* sealing You wi
 th a seal as if a treasury of life\;* but You arose* and grant incorruptio
 n to our souls.\n\nO Lord\, You have given us Your Cross as a weapon again
 st the devil\;* for he quakes and trembles\, unable to contemplate Your po
 wer\;* for raised the dead and abolished death:* wherefore we worship Your
  Burial and Your Rising.\n\nYour Angel\, O Lord\, having proclaimed Your R
 esurrection\,* filled the guards with fear\,* but he cried to the women sa
 ying: Why do you seek the living among the dead?* Being God He is risen* g
 ranting life to the whole world.’\n\nYou endured the Cross\, O You who a
 re impassible in Your Divinity\,* to free us from slavery to the enemy* an
 d You accepted burial for three days\, making us immortal\,* and granting 
 life unto us through Your Resurrection\,* O Christ God\, Lover of mankind.
 \n\nO Christ\, I worship\, I glorify\, and I praise Your Resurrection from
  the tomb\,* through which You delivered us from the unbreakable bonds of 
 Hades* and as God granted the world eternal life and great mercy.\n\nThe L
 awless men\, watching over Your grave* which had received life\, sealed it
 \;* but You\, as the immortal and all-powerful God\,* arose on the third d
 ay.\n\nWhen You entered the gates of Hades\, O Lord\, and shattered them\,
 * the prisoners therein cried aloud:* Who is this? for He has not been con
 demned to the lowest parts of the earth\,* but has torn down the prisons o
 f death as if a tent\,* we received Him as One mortal\, and we tremble bef
 ore Him as God.* O All-powerful Saviour have mercy on us.\n\nTone 3\, Glor
 y…\n\nThe disciples were rebuked for the hardness of their hearts* becau
 se they doubted when Mary Magdalene proclaimed to them the resurrection of
  the Saviour and His appearance to her.* But when they were strengthened w
 ith miracles and wonders\,* they were sent out to preach.* And when You\, 
 O Lord\, ascended to Your Father\, the Source of all light\,* the disciple
 s preached throughout the world verifying their words with wonders and mir
 acles.* Therefore\, we who were enlightened by them\, glorify Your resurre
 ction from the dead\,* O Lover of mankind.\n\nTone 2\, Now…\n\nYou are t
 ruly most blessed\, O virgin Mother of God.* Through the One who was incar
 nate of you\,* Hades was chained\, Adam revived\, the curse wiped out\,* E
 ve set free\, Death put to death\,* and we ourselves were brought back to 
 life.* That is why we cry out in praise\;* Blessed are You\, O Christ our 
 God\,* who finds in this your good pleasure. Glory to You!\n\nGreat Doxolo
 gy\n\nTrisagion 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 thus delivered us from the snares of the Evil One.* Then You a
 ppeared to your apostles and sent them forth to preach\,* and through them
  You have bestowed your peace upon all the world\,* for You alone are rich
  in mercy.\n\nInsistent Litany\n\nLitany of Supplication\n\nGreat Dismissa
 l\nAT DIVINE LITURGY ON SUNDAY MORNING\nTroparia and Kontakia\n\nTroparion
 \, Tone 8: You came down from on high\, O Merciful One\,* and accepted thr
 ee days of burial* to free us from our sufferings.* O Lord\, our life and 
 our resurrection\,* glory be to You.\n\nGlory be to the Father and to the 
 Son and to the Holy Spirit.\n\nKontakion\, Tone 8: When You rose from the 
 tomb\,* You also raised the dead and resurrected Adam.* Eve exults in Your
  resurrection\,* and the ends of the world celebrate Your rising from the 
 dead\,* O most merciful One.\n\nNow and for ever and ever. Amen.\n\nTheoto
 kion\, Tone 8: To you\, O Mother of God\,* the invincible leader\,* we\, y
 our servants\, ascribe these victory hymns* in thanksgiving for our delive
 rance from evil.* With your invincible power free us from all dangers* tha
 t we may cry out to you:* “Hail\, O bride\, and pure Virgin!”\n\nProke
 imenon\, Tone 8\n\nPray and give praise to the Lord our God.\n\nverse: In 
 Judea God is known\; His name is great in Israel. (Psalm 75:12\,2)\n\nEpis
 tle\n\nEphesians 4:1-6\n\nAlleluia\, Tone 8\n\nverse: Come\, let us rejoic
 e in the Lord\; let us acclaim God our Saviour.\n\nverse: Let us come befo
 re His countenance with praise and acclaim Him with psalms. (Psalm 94:1\,2
 )\n\nGospel\n\nLuke 10:25-37\n\nCommunion Hymn\n\nPraise the Lord from the
  heavens\;* praise Him in the highest (Psalm 148:1).* Alleluia\, alleluia\
 ,* alleluia.
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