Saint with Six Stichera.
VESPERS ON MONDAY EVENING
Kathisma Reading
The appointed psalms are chanted.
At Psalm 140
Tone 1, Special Melody.: “Joy of the ranks of heaven …”
If You mark iniquities, Lord, who can stand?* But with You forgiveness is that You may be revered.
With rays of miracles dispel every infirmity of our sicknesses,* freely extending grace to us,* and enrich us with the gifts of the Master* who has taken on His shoulders* the afflictions of mortals on earth.
I have waited for You as You have commanded; my soul patiently relies on Your promise,* for it has trusted in the Lord.
Having first been trained well as physicians,* you cleansed away the illnesses of all with faith;* and in later times, having armed yourselves spiritually,* you divinely dispel the symptoms* of spiritual sickness.
From the morning watch until night* let Israel trust in the Lord.
Having received grace freely from Christ God,* you heal the ailments of all without fee, O unmercenary ones,* and cleanse not only our infirmities,* but even reasonably treat cattle,* in that you are merciful.
Tone 4, Special Melody: “You have given a sign …”
For with the Lord there is mercy, and with Him there is plentiful redemption;* and He shall redeem Israel from all its iniquities.
Like rivers in full flood* and manifestly overflowing with spiritual waters,* you irrigate creation with divine signs and the all-glorious gifts of healing,* dry up soul-corrupting passions,* heal infirmities, and expel evil spirits,* O God-bearing unmercenaries,* intercessors for our souls.
Praise the Lord, all the nations;* proclaim His glory, all you people.
Having subdued the irrational passions, O holy ones,* with spiritual powers, you impart well-being to men and cattle,* having been enriched by Christ with the gift of healings.* Therefore, celebrating your sacred and radiant solemnity,* we ask cleansing for our souls.
Strong is the love of the Lord for us;* eternally will His truth endure.
Your divine temple has been shown to be like a splendid heaven of salvation,* which now displays salvific miracles like stars,* and the divine working of healings like a radiant sun,* O all-blessed Cosmas and all-glorious Damian, servants of the Lord* and intercessors for our souls.
Tone 6, Glory…
Boundless is the grace of the saints, which they have received from Christ.* Therefore, their relics continually work miracles by the power of God,* and their names, when invoked with faith, heal incurable sicknesses.* Through them, O Lord, free us also from the passions of soul and body,* in that You love mankind.
Now…
О most holy Virgin, show forth upon me, the wretched one,* the depths of your love for mankind,* the abyss of your tender compassion, and the countless compassions of thy goodness.* Mow down the stubble of sin, granting me chastity,* and preserve my body and soul undefiled,* О you who have given birth to the Saviour.
Prokeimenon, Tone 4
The Lord hears me* when I cry out to Him.
verse: Whenever I called, the God of my justice heard me.
Aposticha
Tone 2
Like the prodigal son I have sinned against You, О Saviour.* Accept me who am penitent, О Father.* Have mercy upon me, О God!
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.
With the cry of the publican I cry out to You, О Christ my Saviour:* Cleanse me as You did him,* and have mercy on me, О God!
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.
When the holy martyrs pray for us and hymn Christ,* all delusion ceases, and the race of mankind is saved by faith.
Tone 6, Glory…
Ever having Christ working within you, O holy unmercenaries,* you work wonders in the world and heal the sick.* For your healing is an inexhaustible wellspring:* drawn from, it flows in abundance; and poured forth, it gushes forth,* flowing every day in great quantity, granting healing to all, yet remains undrained.* And those who draw forth from it are filled with healing, yet it remains full.* What, therefore, shall we call you?* Healing physicians of souls and bodies?* Healers of incurable sufferings who heal all* and have received this gift from Christ the Saviour,* who grants great mercy to us.
Now…
No one that flees to you, O most pure Virgin Theotokos,* departs from you ashamed;* for those that ask grace of you,* ever receives a gift for their profitable petition.
Troparia
Tone 4
Today the people sing to God on high* because He gave us doctors who practiced without fee.* Let us sing to the holy Cosmas and glorious Damian:* Since you have been given the grace to cure so freely, distribute it freely among those who venerate you.
Glory… Now…
Let us poor sinners hasten with fervour to the Mother of God;* let us humbly kneel before her and say from the depth of our hearts:* O Lady, be kind to us and help us.* Hasten, for we are perishing under a multitude of sins.* Do not turn away your servants empty-handed,* for you are their only hope and protection.
DIVINE LITURGY ON TUESDAY MORNING
Troparia and Kontakia
Troparion, Tone 4: Today the people sing to God on high* because He gave us doctors who practiced without fee.* Let us sing to the holy Cosmas and glorious Damian:* Since you have been given the grace to cure so freely, distribute it freely among those who venerate you.
Glory be to the Father and to the Son and to the Holy Spirit, now and for ever and ever. Amen.
Kontakion, Tone 2: Receiving the grace to heal from the source of miracles,* you generously used it for those who called on you.* Visit us in our spiritual and physical needs,* holy doctors Cosmas and Damian,* and seek mercy from Christ our God for us.
Prokeimenon, Tone 4
To the saints who are in His land,* the Lord has made wonderful all His desires in them.
verse: I foresaw the Lord always in my sight, for He is at my right hand that I may not be shaken. (Psalm 15:3,8)
Epistle
Romans 10:11-11:2
Alleluia, Tone 2
verse: Behold, how good and how pleasant it is for brothers to dwell together.
verse: For the Lord confers His blessing and life for ever. (Psalm 132:1,3)
Gospel
Matthew 11:16-20
Communion Hymn
Rejoice in the Lord, O you just;* praise befits the righteous.* Alleluia, alleluia,* alleluia.