VESPERS ON SUNDAY EVENING

Paschal Beginning

Kathisma Reading

There is no reading of the Psalter tonight.

At Psalm 140

Tone 8

If You mark iniquities, Lord, who can stand?* But with You forgiveness is that You may be revered.

The blessed Jason, the stream of salvation flowing forth upon the fullness of the earth,* watered the hearts of men beset by the burning of evils* and bedewed them with faith;* therefore, since his end he has been called blessed.* By his supplications, O Lord, bestow great mercy upon all.

I have waited for You as You have commanded; my soul patiently relies on Your promise,* for it has trusted in the Lord.

The divinely inspired Jason became a ladder reaching to the heavens,* leading the faithful up to the heavenly life by his teaching;* and the glorious one lives even after his death,* and stands, rejoicing, before the Trinity.* By his supplications, O Lord, bestow great mercy upon all.

From the morning watch until night* let Israel trust in the Lord.

Jason all-rich ever pours forth healings upon those who approach his shrine,* causes the infirmities of their souls to cease,* drives away the spirits of falsehood, and stills tempests.* By his supplications, O Lord, bestow great mercy upon all.

Tone 1

3. For with the Lord there is mercy, and with Him there is plentiful redemption;* and He shall redeem Israel from all its iniquities.

Having confessed the uncreated Trinity before the tribunal,* O three holy martyrs, you were slain,* and you have now been vouchsafed life which grows not old* and have inherited a torrent of sustenance.* Therefore, pray that the Trinity grant to our souls* peace and great mercy.

2. Praise the Lord, all the nations;* proclaim His glory, all you people.

O invincible martyrs who shed your blood in torrents,* you have dried up the flow of falsehood,* and you pour forth showers of healings upon all who have recourse to you with faith,* and you take away the power of infirmities.* Therefore, pray that the Trinity grant to our souls* peace and great mercy.

1. Strong is the love of the Lord for us;* eternally will His truth endure.

With hymns, O faithful, let us all honour today* the godly Dada, Maximus and Quintilianus,* the steadfast warriors, the all-wise martyrs, who are inhabitants of paradise,* and now make supplication, that God grant to our souls* peace and great mercy.

Tone 1, Glory… Now…

While the disciples were gathered, and the doors were shut,* You entered of a sudden, O Almighty Jesus, our God.* And standing in their midst, You granted them peace, and filled them with the Holy Spirit.* You commanded them to tarry, and in no wise depart from Jerusalem* until they be vested with power from on high.* Therefore, we cry to You:* O our Enlightenment and Resurrection and Peace, glory be to You.

Great Prokeimenon, Tone 7

Who is so great a God as our God?* You are the God who does wonders!

verse: Among the people have You made Your power known!

verse: And I said: now have I made a beginning: this change has been wrought by the right hand of the Most High.

verse: I have remembered the works of the Lord, and called to mind Your wonders from of old.

Aposticha

Tone 1

Receive our evening prayers, O Holy Lord,* and grant us remission of sins;* because You alone have revealed* the Resurrection to the world.

I have lifted up my eyes to You enthroned in heaven. Behold, as the eyes of servants are on the hands of their masters, as the eyes of a maid are on the hands of her mistress, so are our eyes on the Lord our God until He has mercy on us.

Since the abyss of my transgressions is great, O Saviour,* and I am sunk grievously in my offences,* extend to me Your hand and save me,* as You once saved Peter, O God,* and have mercy on me.

Have mercy on us, O Lord, have mercy on us; for we have been filled with shame; our soul is all too full of the mockery of the rich, of the contempt of the proud.

O Lord, by the intercessions of all the Saints and of the Theotokos,* grant us Your peace and have mercy on us,* since You alone are compassionate.

Glory… Now…

Eight days after Your arising, O Lord,* You appeared to Your disciples in the place where they were gathered,* and You pronounced to them: Peace be to you.* And You showed Your hands and immaculate side to the doubting disciple.* Therefore, believing, he cried to You:* O my Lord and my God, glory be to You.

Troparion

Tone 7

While the tomb was sealed, O Christ God, You dawned as life from the sepulcher, and while the doors were shut, You came to Your disciples, the Resurrection of all, renewing a right spirit in us through them, according to Your great mercy.

Glory… Now…

While the tomb was sealed, O Christ God, You dawned as life from the sepulcher, and while the doors were shut, You came to Your disciples, the Resurrection of all, renewing a right spirit in us through them, according to Your great mercy.

Glory… Now…

While the tomb was sealed, O Christ God, You dawned as life from the sepulcher, and while the doors were shut, You came to Your disciples, the Resurrection of all, renewing a right spirit in us through them, according to Your great mercy.

DIVINE LITURGY ON MONDAY MORNING

After the priest has exclaimed, Blessed be the Kingdom… and the people have responded, Amen, the clergy sing the Paschal Troparion once and the people repeat it. Then, the clergy sing the first half, and the people conclude it.

Paschal Troparion

Christ is risen from the dead,* trampling death by death,* and to those in the tombs* giving life.

First Antiphon

Shout to the Lord, all the earth,* sing now to His name, give glory to His praise.

Through the prayers of the Mother of God,* O Saviour, save us.

Say unto God, “How awesome are Your works!* Because of the greatness of Your strength Your enemies will flatter You.”

Through the prayers of the Mother of God,* O Saviour, save us.

Let all the earth worship You and sing to You,* let it sing to Your name, O Most High!

Through the prayers of the Mother of God,* O Saviour, save us.

Glory… Now… Only-begotten Son…

Third Antiphon

Come, let us sing joyfully to the Lord, let us acclaim God, our Saviour

Son of God, risen from the dead, save us who sing to You: Alleluia.

Let us come before His face with praise, and acclaim Him in psalms.

Son of God, risen from the dead, save us who sing to You: Alleluia.

For God is the great Lord and the great king over all the earth.

Son of God, risen from the dead, save us who sing to You: Alleluia.

Troparia and Kontakia

Troparion, Tone 7: While the tomb was sealed, O Christ God, You dawned as life from the sepulchre, and while the doors were shut, You came to Your disciples, the Resurrection of all, renewing a right spirit in us through them, according to Your great mercy.

Glory be to the Father and to the Son and to the Holy Spirit, now and for ever and ever. Amen.

Kontakion, Tone 8: With his searching hand, Thomas explored Your life-giving side, O Christ God. For when You entered while the doors were shut, he called out to You with the rest of the Apostles: You are my Lord and my God!

Prokeimenon, Tone 3

Great is our Lord and great is His strength;* and of His knowledge there is no end.

verse: Praise the Lord, for a psalm is good; may praise be sweet to our God. (Psalm 146:5,1)

Epistle

Acts 3:19-26

Alleluia, Tone 8

verse: Come, let us sing joyfully to the Lord, let us acclaim God our Saviour.

verse: For God is the great Lord and the great king over all the earth. (Psalm 94:1,3)

Gospel

John 2:1-11

Hymn to the Mother of God

The Angel cried out to the One full of Grace: O chaste Virgin, rejoice! And again I say, Rejoice! Your Son has risen from the tomb on the third day, and raised the dead. Let all people rejoice! Shine, shine, O new Jerusalem, for the glory of the Lord has risen upon you! Exult now and be glad, O Sion! And you, O chaste Mother of God, take delight in the resurrection of your Son.

Communion Hymn

Praise the Lord, O Jerusalem.* Praise your God, O Sion.* Alleluia, alleluia,* alleluia. (Psalm147:1)

Instead of Blessed is He Who comes… we sing:

Christ is risen from the dead,* trampling death by death,* and to those in the tombs* giving life.

Instead of We have seen the true light… we sing:

Christ is risen from the dead,* trampling death by death,* and to those in the tombs* giving life.

Instead of May our mouths be filled… we sing three times:

Christ is risen from the dead,* trampling death by death,* and to those in the tombs* giving life.

Instead of Blessed be the name of the Lord… we sing three times:

Christ is risen from the dead,* trampling death by death,* and to those in the tombs* giving life.

At the dismissal, instead of Glory be to the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, now and forever and ever. Amen. we chant:

Christ is risen from the dead, trampling death by death,* and to those in the tombs giving life.

After the final Amen, the Troparion Christ is risen is sung as at the beginning of the Liturgy, but with the addition:

And to us He has granted life eternal;* we bow down before His resurrection on the third day.