BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//wp-events-plugin.com//7.4.3//EN TZID:America/Winnipeg X-WR-TIMEZONE:America/Winnipeg BEGIN:VEVENT UID:582@liturgy.royaldoors.net DTSTART;TZID=America/Winnipeg;VALUE=DATE:20260913 DTEND;TZID=America/Winnipeg;VALUE=DATE:20260914 DTSTAMP:20260830T204433Z URL:https://liturgy.royaldoors.net/events/sunday-september-13-2026-sunday- before-the-exaltation-of-the-cross-octoechos-tone-7-commemoration-of-the-d edication-of-the-holy-church-of-the-resurrection-of-christ-our-god-the-for efeast-of-the/ SUMMARY:Sunday\, September 13\, 2026\; Sunday before the Exaltation of the Cross\; Octoechos Tone 7\; Commemoration of the Dedication of the Holy Ch urch of the Resurrection of Christ our God\; The Forefeast of the Exaltati on of the Precious and Life-Giving Cross\; The Holy Hieromartyr Cornelius DESCRIPTION:Resurrectional Gospel 5. \n\nGREAT VESPERS ON SATURDAY EVENING\ n\nKathisma Reading\n\nBlessed is the man... is sung.\n\nAt Psalm 140\n\nT one 7\n\nLead my soul forth from prison* that I may give thanks to Your na me.\n\nCome\, let us rejoice in the Lord\,* who destroyed the power of dea th* and enlightened the human race\;* and let us cry out with the angels:* Glory to You\, our Creator and Saviour!\n\nThe just shall gather around m e* when You have been good to me.\n\nO Saviour\, for our sake You suffered crucifixion and burial\;* and\, as God\, You destroyed death by Your deat h.* Therefore\, we adore Your resurrection on the third day* and we sing: Glory to You\, O Lord!\n\nOut of the depths I cry to You\, O Lord\;* O Lor d\, hear my voice!\n\nOn seeing the resurrection of the Creator\,* the apo stles were amazed\,* and they sang an angelic hymn of praise:* This is the glory of the Church\,* this is the richness of the Kingdom!* O Lord\, who suffered for our sake\, glory to You!\n\nLet Your ears be attentive* to t he voice of my prayer.\n\nO Christ\, although You were taken captive by Yo ur enemies\,* I still acknowledge You as my God\,* and I am not ashamed of You\;* I will not hide the fact that You were nailed to the Cross.* Your death is my life\, almighty Lord\,* and I extol Your resurrection.* O Love r of mankind\, glory to You!\n\nTone 6\n\nIf You mark iniquities\, Lord\, who can stand?* But with You forgiveness is that You may be revered.\n\nIn goodly fashion the old law mandates that dedications be honoured\,* and a ll the more should the new law also be honoured with dedications\;* for th e islands are made new for God\, as Isaiah said\,* by which we should unde rstand the Churches now built by the nations\,* which receive a firm found ation from God.\n\nI have waited for You as You have commanded\; my soul p atiently relies on Your promise\,* for it has trusted in the Lord.\n\nLet us spiritually celebrate these present festivities.* Be made new\, O breth ren\,* and\, having put away the old man\, live in newness of life\,* brid ling all things from whence death comes\;* let us chastise all our members \,* hating every evil fruit of the tree\,* and keeping this carefully in m ind\, let us avoid our ancient errors\,* that man may thus be restored.* T herefore\, the day of dedication is honoured.\n\nFrom the morning watch un til night* let Israel trust in the Lord.\n\nYou set up Your Church as a to wer of strength\,* O Christ\, the pre-eternal Word\,* for You founded it u pon the rock of the Faith.* Wherefore\, it abides unshakable forever\,* ha ving You Who\, for its sake\, immutably became man in latter times.* There fore\, giving thanks\, we hymn You\, saying:* You are our King from before the ages\,* and forever\, and still yet: Glory be to You!\n\nTone 4\, Pod oben “You have given a sign…”\n\nFor with the Lord there is mercy\, and with Him there is plentiful redemption\;* and He shall redeem Israel f rom all its iniquities.\n\nBeholding your good works * and your divine sup plications\, O Cornelius\, * Christ sent a holy angel to you to enlighten you in all things\, * and the foremost of the sacred apostles\, * who rene wed you with water and the Spirit * with all your household\, O right glor ious one\, * teaching you sublime things through the grace of the Spirit.\ n\nPraise the Lord\, all the nations\;* proclaim His glory\, all you peopl e.\n\nAnointed with the oil of the priesthood\, * you hastened to announce to all lands * the preaching of salvation\, * uprooting the thorns of fal sehood\, O divinely wise one\, * and planting the true doctrine in the sou ls of men through the Spirit. * Wherefore\, in gladness\, O Cornelius\, * we bless you as a God-pleasing hierarch * and an invincible martyr.\n\nStr ong is the love of the Lord for us\;* eternally will His truth endure.\n\n Following the character of your goodness\, * the foolish were shown to be wise\; * and\, having died and taken up your abode in the grave * accordin g to the law of nature\, * you made it a well-spring of many wonders\, * O wise Cornelius\, healing the sick * and dispelling evil spirits through t he Holy Spirit\, * O divinely inspired one.\n\nTone 6\, Glory…\n\nCelebr ating the memory of the dedication\, O Lord\,* and glorifying You\, the Be stower of holiness\, we pray:* Let the senses of our souls be hallowed* th rough the supplications of the glorious passion-bearers\,* O Good and Almi ghty One.\n\nTone 7\, Now…\n\nImmaculate Mother of God\,* you became a m other outside the laws of nature\,* remaining a virgin in a way that excee ds all description* and human understanding.* The wonder of your birth-giv ing could not be told in human language\,* for your conception of Christ b linded intelligence\,* and your birth-giving exceeded understanding:* for whenever God so desires\, the laws of nature are broken.* Wherefore\, we a ll firmly believe that you are the Mother of God\,* and we eagerly beseech you to intercede for the salvation of our souls.\n\nReadings\n\n(1) 1 Kin gs 8:22-23\, 27-30\; (2) Proverbs 3:19-23\; (3) Proverbs 9:1-11\n\nApostic ha\n\nTone 7\n\nO Saviour of the world\, You arose from the grave\,* and t ogether with Your own flesh You raised up mankind.* O Lord\, glory to You! \n\nThe Lord reigns\, He is clothed in majesty.* Robed is the Lord\, and g irt about with strength.\n\nCome\, let us worship Christ who arose from th e dead* and enlightened all creation.* For by His resurrection on the thir d day\,* He set us free from the oppression of Hades\,* granting us life a nd His great mercy.\n\nFor He has made the world firm\,* which shall not b e moved.\n\nO Christ\, Lover of mankind\,* You descended into Hades and de stroyed death.* Then You arose on the third day\;* and\, together with You rself You lifted up all of us* who glorify Your mighty resurrection.\n\nHo liness befits Your house\, O Lord\,* for length of days.\n\nO Lord\, what a fearful sight it was to see You lying in the tomb as if asleep.* Yet on the third day You arose in great power\,* and at the same time You raised up Adam who joyfully cried out:* Glory to Your resurrection\, O Lover of m ankind!\n\nTone 2\, Glory…\n\nCelebrating the dedication of the most sac red temple of Your resurrection\,* we glorify You\, O Lord\,* Who have san ctified it and perfected it with Your all-perfect grace\,* Who are adorned therein by the faithful with sanctifying\, mystic and sacred sacrifices\, * Who receives unbloody and all-pure sacrifices from the hands of Your ser vants\,* and bestows great mercy and cleansing from sins* upon those who r ightly make offering.\n\nNow…\n\nThe Cross of the Bestower of life\,* a divine treasure hidden in the ground\,* was shown in the heavens to the pi ous emperor* and noetically reveals an inscription of victory over the ene my.* And joyfully hastening in godly manner with faith and love* to see it on high\,* he zealously lifted it from the bosom of the earth\,* for the deliverance of the world and the salvation of our souls.\n\nTroparia\n\nTo ne 7\n\nBy Your cross You destroyed death\;* You opened Paradise to the th ief\;* You changed the lamentation of the myrrh-bearers to joy\,* and char ged the apostles to proclaim* that You are risen\, O Christ our God\,* off ering great mercy to the world.\n\nTone 4\, Glory... \n\nO Lord\, as You h ad shown from on high the splendour of the firmament\,* so did You show on earth* the splendour of the dwelling place of your holy glory.* Make it s tand firm for ever and ever* and accept the supplications which we offer u nceasingly to You through your Mother.* O Lord\, You are the Life and Resu rrection of all of us.\n\nTone 2\, Now…\n\nWe offer You the life-giving Cross\, O Lord\,* as a means of intercession and as a sign of your bounty* which You have given to us in spite of our unworthiness.* Save our countr y and your people* who offer You their supplications through your Mother\, * for You alone are the Lover of mankind.\n\nAT GREAT MATINS ON SUNDAY MOR NING\n\nThe Lord is God\, Tone 7\n\nTroparia\n\nTone 7\n\nBy Your cross Yo u destroyed death\;* You opened Paradise to the thief\;* You changed the l amentation of the myrrh-bearers to joy\,* and charged the apostles to proc laim* that You are risen\, O Christ our God\,* offering great mercy to the world. (2)\n\nTone 4\, Glory... \n\nO Lord\, as You had shown from on hig h the splendour of the firmament\,* so did You show on earth* the splendou r of the dwelling place of your holy glory.* Make it stand firm for ever a nd ever* and accept the supplications which we offer unceasingly to You th rough your Mother.* O Lord\, You are the Life and Resurrection of all of u s.\n\nTone 2\, Now…\n\nWe offer You the life-giving Cross\, O Lord\,* as a means of intercession and as a sign of your bounty* which You have give n to us in spite of our unworthiness.* Save our country and your people* w ho offer You their supplications through your Mother\,* for You alone are the Lover of mankind.\n\nPsalter Reading\n\nStasis I: Psalms 9\, 10\nStasi s II: Psalms 11\, 12\, 13\nStasis III: Psalms 14\, 15\, 16\n\nSmall Litany \n\nSessional Hymn I\, Tone 7\n\nWhen Life was laying in the tomb* and a s eal laid upon the stone\,* the soldiers guarded Christ as a sleeping King* and the Angels glorified Him as immortal God\;* while the women cried alo ud:* The Lord is risen\, 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\nBy Your burial for three days You despoiled death\,* and by Your l ife-bearing Arising* You raised corrupted mankind\, O Christ Lord\,* as th e Lover of mankind. Glory be to You!\n\nTone 4\, Glory… Now…\n\nChrist has enlightened all by His advent and has restored the world by His divin e Spirit\, and the souls of men are made new again\; for a house has now b een raised up to the glory of the Lord\, where Christ our God renews the h earts of the faithful unto the salvation of men.\n\nPsalter Reading\n\nSta sis I: Psalm 17\nStasis II: Psalms 18\, 19\, 20\nStasis III: Psalms 21\, 2 2\, 23\n\nSmall Litany\n\nSessional Hymn II\, Tone 7\n\nWhen the tomb was sealed\, O Christ God\,* You dawned as life from the sepulchre\,* and whil e the doors were shut\,* You came to Your disciples\, the Resurrection of all\,* renewing a right spirit in us through them\,* according to Your gre at mercy.\n\nI will confess You\, O Lord\, with my whole heart\,* I will t ell of all Your wonders.\n\nBringing sweet spices with their tears\, the w omen ran to the tomb\,* and while the soldiers guarded You\, the King of a ll\,* they spoke one to another:* Who will roll away the stone for us?* Th e Angel of great Counsel has risen\, trampling down death.* O All-powerful Lord\, glory be to You!\n\nTone 4\, Glory… Now…\n\nO faithful\, the f estive day of the dedication has overtaken us\, decreeing that all the cho sen of Christ be renewed\, and that with radiant countenance they faithful ly chant hymns from the depths of their hearts unto the Master\, as the De liverer Who renews us.\n\nPolyeleos\n\nEvlogitaria\n\nSmall Litany\n\nHypa koe\, Tone 7\n\nO Christ God\, who took upon Yourself our form* and endure d the Cross in the body\,* save me by Your Resurrection\,* as You alone lo ve mankind.\n\nHymn of Ascent\, Tone 7\n\nAntiphon 1\n\nHaving turned back the captivity of Sion from error\,* quicken me also O Saviour\,* and deli ver me from slavery to the passions.\n\nHe who sows tribulations in the so uth with tears of fasting\,* will reap with joy the sheaves of nourishment * of eternal life.\n\nGlory… Now…\n\nIn the Holy Spirit is the source of divine treasures\,* from Him comes wisdom\, intelligence\, and fear\;* and to Him belongs praise\,* glory\, honour and worship.\n\nAntiphon 2\n\n Unless the Lord builds the house of the soul\,* in vain do we labour\;* fo r without Him no deed or word can be perfected.\n\nOf the fruit of the wom b the Saints\,* moved by the Spirit\,* sprout forth the Father’s teachin gs of filial adoption.\n\nGlory… Now…\n\nBy the Holy Spirit all things have their being\;* in the presence of all He is God\,* the sovereign of the universe\,* Light unapproachable\, Life of all.\n\nAntiphon 3\n\nThose who fear the Lord and find the ways of life\,* now and always are blessed * with immortal glory.\n\nAs you behold your offspring like shoots around your table\,* rejoice\, and be glad\, bringing them to Christ* the Chief S hepherd of all.\n\nGlory… Now…\n\nIn the Holy Spirit there is an abund ance of grace\,* riches of glory and a great depth of judgments\;* for He is to be served as identical in glory and honour* with the Father and the Son.\n\nProkeimenon\, Tone 7\n\nArise then\, Lord\, lift up Your hand.* O God\, do not forget the poor!\n\nverse: I will praise You\, Lord\, with al l my heart\; I will recount all Your wonders.\n\nLet everything that lives \, Tone 7\n\nGospel\n\nLuke 24:12-35\n\nHymn of Resurrection\n\nPsalm 50\n \nVerses at Psalm 50\n\nCanon of the Resurrection\, Tone 7\n\nOde 1\n\nIrm os: At a sign from you\, O Lord\, the nature of water was changed\,* once free and flowing now it became as a wall\, hard as the earth\;* thus Israe l walked dryshod* and sang you a song of victory.\n\nGlory to your holy Re surrection\, O Lord.\n\nWhen you were condemned to an unjust death\, O Lor d\, then the tyranny of death was judged by a tree\; the prince of darknes s could not prevail against you and was justly cast out.\n\nGlory to your holy Resurrection\, O Lord.\n\nHell approached you with teeth which lacked the strength to crush your body and broke his jaws. Thus\, O Saviour\, yo u loosed the pains of death and on the third day rose again.\n\nGlory… N ow…\n\nThe pains of Eve\, first mother\, are undone\, for your child-bea ring was without pain\, without knowledge of man. Therefore\, All-pure\, c learly seeing you to be the Mother of God\, we give you glory.\n\nOde 3\n\ nIrmos: Lord and Saviour\, who in the beginning* established the heavens a nd every power of them\,* by your almighty Word and the divine and all-eff ecting Spirit:* establish me firmly on the immovable rock of confession of you.\n\nGlory to your holy Resurrection\, O Lord.\n\nOf your own will for our sake ascending the cross to suffer the pain\, O Saviour compassionate \, you bear the stripes which are the cause of salvation and peace for all believers. Through it\, O Merciful\, we are all reconciled to your Father .\n\nGlory to your holy Resurrection\, O Lord.\n\nYou cleansed me\, wounde d in soul by the serpent’s bite\, O Christ\, and showed me light when lo ng ago I lay in darkness and corruption. For\, by your cross\, you came do wn into Hell and raised me up with yourself.\n\nGlory… Now…\n\nBy the prayers of your Mother who knew no man\, O Saviour\, grant peace to your w orld\, give victory over his enemies to the king\; and make those who prai se you worthy of your ineffable glory.\n\nKontakion\, Tone 4\n\nThe Church has been shown to be a heaven of great splendour\,* which enlightens all the faithful\;* and\, standing therein\, we cry aloud:* Establish this hou se\, O Lord!\n\nSessional Hymn\, Tone 8\n\nChrist showed forth the taberna cle of witness\;* the godly Moses set it up on earth\;* and Solomon dedica ted the temple with sacrifices\;* and we\, hastening to the new Jerusalem with faith\,* like David utter divine hymnody* unto Him Who was crucified for our sake\,* asking forgiveness for all things in which we have sinned. \n\nGlory… Now…\, Podoben ‘Joseph marvelled’\n\nMoses stretched ou t his arms to heaven on high\,* prefiguring the Cross\, the divine weapon of the faithful\, to which Christ nailed our sins.* Wherefore\, the enemy wept\, his senses wounded painfully\, and said:* "This spear of wood has p ierced my heart!* Christ releaseth all from the bonds of hell!"\n\nOde 4\n \nIrmos: Leaving not the deep recesses of the Father\,* yet you came to ea rth\, Christ God\;* I have heard of the mystery of your dispensation* and I glorify you\, Lover of man.\n\nGlory to your holy Resurrection\, O Lord. \n\nHe who was made flesh of the Virgin gave his own back to the scourging \, the innocent Master was maltreated for the sinning servant and annulled the charges against me.\n\nGlory to your holy Resurrection\, O Lord.\n\nT he Maker of man\, judging as God the whole earth in righteousness\, stands before the seat of lawless judges as one called to account and convicted\ , and is struck by an earthly hand.\n\nGlory… Now…\n\nAll-blameless On e\, as truly Mother of God entreat your Son and Maker to guide me to the s afe harbour of his glorious will.\n\nOde 6\n\nIrmos: Sick on the rolling s well of the cares of this life\,* thrown overboard by the sins that sail w ith me* and hurled to the soul-destroying beast\,* as Jonah I cry to you:* O Christ\, lead me up* from these death-dealing deeps.\n\nGlory to your h oly Resurrection\, O Lord.\n\nThe souls of the righteous imprisoned in Hel l and forsaken had remembered you and were praying for your salvation\; an d you granted it\, Christ\, through your cross when you\, the Compassionat e\, went down to the deepest parts of the earth.\n\nGlory to your holy Res urrection\, O Lord.\n\nThe band of the apostles despaired of seeing you ag ain\, the living temple not made with human hands and destroyed by all tha t befell it. But worshipping beyond all hope\, they everywhere proclaimed you risen from the dead.\n\nGlory… Now…\n\nVirgin Bride of God\, who o f mankind can explain the all-spotless manner of your ineffable child-bear ing for our sakes? For the Word being united to you\, the uncircumscribed God became flesh.\n\nKontakion\, Tone 7\n\nNo longer does the flaming swor d guard the gate of Eden\;* the tree of the Cross has quenched its flames gloriously.* The sting of death and the victory of Hades are banished\,* a nd You O my Saviour came and called to those in Hades: “Return again to Paradise!”\n\nIkos\n\nPilate set up three crosses in the place of the Sk ull\, two for the thieves and one for the Giver of Life. Seeing Him\, Hade s cried to those below: “O my servants and my powers! Who is this that h as fixed a nail in my heart? A wooden spear has suddenly pierced me\, and I am rent asunder. Inwardly I am in pain\; and anguish has seized my sense s. My spirit is troubled\, and I am constrained to cast out Adam and his p osterity. A tree brought them to me\, but now the Tree of the Cross leads them back again to Paradise.”\n\nOde 7\n\nIrmos: The young men of old ha ve shown us a blazing furnace* cool with the gently falling dew\,* and the mselves singing the praise of the one God and saying:* The most highly exa lted\, God of our fathers\, glorious above all is he.\n\nGlory to your hol y Resurrection\, O Lord.\n\nA dam of his own will worked disobedience and was slain by a tree\; Christ’s obedience formed him anew\; for the Son o f God was crucified for me\, glorious above all is he.\n\nGlory to your ho ly Resurrection\, O Lord.\n\nThe whole creation hymns you\, Christ\, risin g from the tomb\, for you have caused life to blossom for those in Hell\, resurrection for the dead and light for those in darkness. Glorious above all is he.\n\nGlory… Now…\n\nHail\, daughter of the corrupted Adam! Ha il\, sole bride of God! Hail\, you who gave birth to God and through whom corruption has been banished! Pray to him\, Pure One\, to save us all.\n\n Ode 8\n\nIrmos: Burning yet unconsumed\, the bush in Sinai made God known to Moses\,* slow of tongue and hard of hearing.* And the burning zeal for God revealed the three young men unharmed in the fire and singing:* Praise the Lord\, all his works\,* and highly exalt him throughout all the ages. \n\nGlory to your holy Resurrection\, O Lord.\n\nThe undefiled and reasona ble Lamb\, in sacrifice slain for the world\, brought to an end the offeri ngs according to the law and as God\, apart from transgressions\, cleansed the law now crying out: Praise the Lord\, all his works\, and highly exal t him throughout all the ages.\n\nGlory to your holy Resurrection\, O Lord .\n\nThe flesh the Maker took from us before his Passion was not incorrupt ible\; but after Passion and Rising\, it was rendered inaccessible to corr uption and re-makes mortal men\, who cry: Praise the Lord\, all his works\ , and highly exalt him throughout all the ages.\n\nGlory… Now…\n\nYour purity\, your total spotlessness\, O Virgin\, has cleansed the sordid and polluted things of our world\, and you\, All-pure\, have become for us a cause of reconciliation with God. Therefore\, O Virgin\, we bless and high ly exalt you throughout all the ages.\n\nMagnificat\n\n \;\n\nOde 9\n\ nIrmos: Conceiving without taint of corruption\,* lending your flesh to th e Word\, the Deviser of all\,* Mother knowing no man\, Virgin\, Godbearer\ ,* vessel receiving the illimitable* and dwelling for your infinite Maker: * we magnify you.\n\nGlory to your holy Resurrection\, O Lord.\n\nBe silen t\, you minds estranged\, who fit suffering to the divinity\; for we magni fy the Lord of glory\, crucified in the flesh but not crucified in the div ine nature: one person in two natures.\n\nGlory to your holy Resurrection\ , O Lord.\n\nAll you who deny the body’s resurrection\, go to the tomb o f Christ and learn that the flesh of the giver of life was put to death an d rose again in assurance of the final resurrection\; for this we hope.\n\ nWe bless the Lord\, Father\, Son\, and Holy Spirit.\n\nAs we worship not a trinity of Godheads but of persons\, not oneness of persons but of Godhe ad\, we part from those who divide and confound those who dare to confuse the Trinity whom we magnify.\n\nKatavasia: You are a mystical Paradise\, O Mother of God\,* who though untilled\, have brought forth Christ.* He has planted upon earth the life-giving Tree of the Cross.* Therefore today as we raise it on high* we bow low and we magnify you.\n\nSmall Litany\n\nHo ly is the Lord\n\nHymn of Light\n\nChrist\, the Life and the Way\, risen f rom the dead\,* accompanied Cleopas and Luke on their way* and He was made known to them at Emmaus at the breaking of the bread.* And their souls an d hearts were on fire when He spoke to them on the way* and He interpreted to them the Scriptures and the things He endured. Let us cry with them: H e is risen* and has appeared to Peter.\n\nGlory…Podoben\, “By the Spir it in the sanctuary…”\n\nThe most wondrous and most precious and holy Church\, which You redeemed by Your all-pure blood\, O good Word\, renew b y the Spirit\, and adorn with most divine rays\, glorifying it with glory by those who celebrate the dedication of your temple as is meet.\n\nNow… Podoben\, “By the Spirit in the sanctuary…”\n\nWith light-giving sp lendors the Cross of the Lord summons to its elevation all who with divine love stand before it. Come you all\, and with joy\, love\, fear and faith let us kiss it and glorify the one Creator and Master!\n\nStichera on the Praises\, Tone 7\n\nTo carry out the sentence pre-ordained:* this honour is for all His faithful.\n\nChrist is risen from the dead\,* loosing the b onds of death\;* O earth! proclaim the good tidings of great joy\;* and yo u heavens praise the glory of God.\n\nPraise God in His holy place\, prais e Him in His mighty heavens.\n\nHaving seen the Resurrection of Christ\,* let us worship the holy Lord Jesus\,* the only sinless one.\n\nPraise Him for His powerful deeds\,* praise His surpassing greatness.\n\nWe cease not to worship the Holy Resurrection of Christ\,* for He has saved us from ou r iniquities\,* Holy is the Lord Jesus* who has shown us the Resurrection. \n\nO praise Him with sound of trumpet\,* praise Him with lute and harp\;\ n\nWhat shall we render to the Lord for all that He has rendered unto us?* For our sake God dwelt among us\;* for our corrupted nature the Word beca me flesh and dwelt within us\;* to the ungrateful He is the Benefactor\;* to prisoners He is the Liberator\;* to those in darkness He is the Sun of justice\;* the path to the Cross\;* the Light to Hades\; Life to death\;* Resurrection for the fallen:* to Him we cry aloud: Our God\, glory be to Y ou!’\n\nTone 4\, Podoben “You have given a sign…”\n\nPraise Him wi th timbrel and dance\,* praise Him with strings and pipes.\n\nToday the di vine\, sacred\, honoured\, and light-bearing house of Christ's Resurrectio n* is splendidly consecrated\,* and His life-giving tomb grants divine lif e to the world.* A fountain of immortality gushes forth\,* pouring out str eams of miracles* and overflowing with the waters of grace.* It bestows he aling upon those who hymn it with faith.\n\nO praise Him with resounding c ymbals\, praise Him with clashing of cymbals.* Let everything that lives a nd that breathes give praise to the Lord.\n\nToday the divine\, sacred\, h onoured\, and light-bearing house of Christ's Resurrection* is splendidly consecrated\,* and His life-giving tomb grants divine life to the world.* A fountain of immortality gushes forth\,* pouring out streams of miracles* and overflowing with the waters of grace.* It bestows healing upon those who hymn it with faith.\n\nExalt the Lord our God\,* and worship the foots tool of His feet\; for it is holy.\n\nA radiant beam has shone forth from on high\, illumining all.* Therefore\, with faith let us honour the Resurr ection of Christ the Creator.* In hymns let us celebrate the life-giving a nd divine feast of the Dedication\,* and let us rejoice with psalms\,* tha t we may find the Savior and Lord merciful to us.\n\nGod is our King befor e the ages\,* He has wrought salvation in the midst of the earth.\n\nDesir ing beforehand to behold the holy sceptre of the Cross* raised in the mids t of the earth\,* let us first purify our souls.* Enlightened by its light \, let us make our thoughts radiant\,* and\, shining with divine power\, l et us hymn Christ\,* who imparts His holiness through the precious Tree* t o those who cry out with faith and fervently praise Him.\n\nTone 5\, Glory …\n\nHow wise are Your judgments\, O Christ!* You granted Peter the unde rstanding of Your resurrection by the burial wrappings alone.* Even though You accompanied Luke and Cleopas and conversed with them\,* yet You did n ot reveal Yourself.* You were taunted by them as though You alone were a s tranger in Jerusalem\,* not knowing what had recently happened there.* But since You ordained all things for the good of each\,* You explained to th em what the prophets had spoken concerning You.* In the breaking of the br ead they recognized You* because their hearts were already burning with th e desire to know You.* When they came together with the disciples\,* they proclaimed openly Your divine resurrection* by which we ask that You have mercy upon us.\n\nTone 2\, Now…\n\nYou are truly most blessed\, O virgin Mother of God.* Through the One who was incarnate of you\,* Hades was cha ined\, Adam revived\, the curse wiped out\,* Eve set free\, Death put to d eath\,* and we ourselves were brought back to life.* That is why we cry ou t in praise\;* Blessed are You\, O Christ our God\,* who finds in this you r good pleasure. Glory to You!\n\nGreat Doxology\n\nTroparion\, Tone 2\n\n Today is salvation come to the world. Let us sing the praises of Him who r ose from the tomb\, the Author of our Life\, for destroying death by death he has given us victory and great 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 7: By Your cross You destroyed death\;* You opened Paradise to the thief\;* You changed the lamentation o f the myrrh-bearers to joy\,* and charged the apostles to proclaim* that Y ou are risen\, O Christ our God\,* offering great mercy to the world.\n\nG lory be to the Father and to the Son and to the Holy Spirit.\n\nKontakion\ , Tone 7: No longer shall the dominion of death be able to hold humanity\, * for Christ went down shattering and destroying it s powers.* Hades is bo und.* The prophets exult with one voice.* The Saviour has come for those w ith faith\, saying:* “Come forth\, O faithful\, to the resurrection!”\ n\nNow and for ever and ever. Amen.\n\nTheotokion\, Tone 7: O all-praised treasury of our resurrection\, we hope in you\,* bring us up from the pit and depth of sin\,* for you have saved those subject to sin* by giving bir th to our Salvation\,* O Virgin before childbirth\, and Virgin in childbir th\,* and still a Virgin after childbirth.\n\nProkeimenon\, Tone 6\n\nSave Your people\, O Lord\, * and bless Your inheritance.\n\nverse: Unto You I will cry\, O Lord\, my God\, lest You turn from me in silence. (Psalm 27: 9\,1)\n\nEpistle\n\nGalatians 6:11-18\n\nAlleluia\, Tone 1\n\nverse: I hav e exalted one chosen from among My people\; with My holy oil I have anoint ed him.\n\nverse: My hand shall sustain him\, and my arm shall make him st rong. (Psalm 88:20-21\,22)\n\nGospel\n\nJohn 3:13-17\n\nCommunion Hymn\n\n Praise the Lord from the heavens\;* praise Him in the highest.* Alleluia\, alleluia\,* alleluia. 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